Tips and Techniques
Carolyn Lewis's Top 10 Tips for Writers
Carolyn Lewis, creative writing tutor and author of The Novel: A Perfect Recipe gives her top ten tips for polishing your novel to perfection...
Want a Career in Publishing?
If you excelled at English at school, and you're stickler for perfect punctuation then you're probably considering a career in Publishing. But job vacancies are few and far between, so how DO you get started?
Why SF writers should attend conventions
Author Joanne Hall explains why hob-nobbing could be good for your career.
Writer's Block
Does writer's block exist, or is it a myth? Certainly most writers agree that they experience moments when they seem unable to write.
JK Rowling says she did when she was writing The Chamber of Secrets: "I really did have writer's block... More details
Want to Craft the Perfect Ending?
Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending. (Longfellow)
There's no equation for writing a good ending. Great endings are set apart by their originality as much as by their inevitability within the plot. More details
Why You Need Good Book Jacket Design
A great jacket can be a major factor in getting the reader to access the pages inside. If your book jacket is poor, potential readers may not get as far as picking up your book, let alone seeing the content or heading to the tills to buy it. More details
Books available to buy online
Our Latest Book
Open Window
by Joyce Williams
A new collection of poetry which evokes Somerset and its people. Cover painting by Cath Read.
Recently Published
Corvette Racing – The GT1 Years
by Nigel S Dobbie
A comprehensive history of the GT1 Corvettes from 1999 to 2009.
Getting it Right at Redland High
by Redland High School for Girls
Everything a Year 7 girl needs to know when she starts at Redland High School.
Mining Memories
by Jenny Martin
A collection of poems marking the centenary of Cumbria's worst coal-mining disaster in Wellington Pit, Whitehaven in 1910.
North of Watford Gap
by John Brown
An amusing close up view of 'the North' from the laconic author of 'Which Way Next' and the acclaimed 'Return to Oz'.
Other Imprints
The Abandoned Soldier
by Mark Christmas
A collection of contemporary war poetry published to support The Abandoned Soldier Project.
The Novel: A Perfect Recipe
by Carolyn Lewis
A SILVERWOOD ORIGINAL TITLE. All the tools you need to polish your novel to perfection.