With over 2 million copies of her books sold worldwide, number one bestseller Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of I Let You Go (Little Brown, 2015), which was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and the fastest-selling title by a new crime writer in 2015. It also won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2016. Both Clare's second and third novels, I See You (Little Brown, 2017) and Let Me Lie (Little Brown, 2018), were number one Sunday Times bestsellers. Her first three thrillers were selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club, and together have been translated into forty languages. After the End (Little Brown, 2019) was published in 2019 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller, and in 2021 Hostage (Little Brown, 2021) flew straight into the top ten. Her new crime series, featuring Welsh detective DC Ffion Morgan, has been critically acclaimed, with both The Last Party (Little Brown, 2023) and A Game of Lies (Little Brown, 2023) hitting the Sunday Times top ten. Together, her books have spent more than sixty-five weeks in The Sunday Times bestseller lists. Clare lives in north Wales with her family.
The Business of Writing: Creating strong foundations to support your author career
During this week-long retreat, award-winning and best-selling author Clare Mackintosh will cover everything to do with the business of writing and building a thriving author career. This will be a comprehensive behind-the-scenes tour of how a professional and adaptable author career is formed, developed and sustained. From discussing what a literary agent can do for you, to explaining different possible publishing routes, to helping you establish a creative writing practice, to supporting you in building your authentic author brand and platform, to identifying your target audience and niche, to self-editing your work, to discussing book launch strategies, and to everything else in between. This retreat is designed to give you a creative boost, as well as all the tools you need to build a long and successful career for yourself.
You can expect lively and instructive group workshops with Clare, 30-minute tutorials where your personal goals and work will be discussed in detail, guest speaker sessions with industry professionals and a valuable opportunity to build a community of fellow-writers who will become your support network as you take your next professional and creative steps. Whether you’re starting out, or a more experienced writer, you’ll leave the week with strong, life-long foundations to support your ideas, ambitions and career.
Tutor
Clare Mackintosh
Guest Reader
Guest Reader
The guest reader for this course will be announced soon