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Always Take Notes : Advice from some of the world's greatest writers - Simon Akam

Always Take Notes

Advice from some of the world's greatest writers

By: Simon Akam, Rachel Lloyd

Hardcover | 25 February 2025

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Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way.

FEATURING BRAND NEW UPDATED CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION

'Inspiring' - Cathy Rentzenbrink

'Fascinating' - Joe Moran

'A very lovely book' - Kate Mosse

Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way.

Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five years the hosts of Always Take Notes podcast have posed their nosiest questions to some of the world's greatest writers. The result is a compendium of frank and frequently entertaining guidance for living a creative life.

FEATURING Alexander McCall Smith, Anne Enright, Candice Carty-Williams, Christina Lamb, Colin Thubron, Colum McCann, David Mitchell, Elif Shafak, George Packer, Hadley Freeman, Hollie McNish, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh, Jeffrey Archer, Joanne Harris, Kate Mosse, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Kit de Waal, Louise Doughty, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Maggie Fergusson, Mark Haddon, Marlon James, Max Hastings, May Jeong, Merve Emre, Monica Ali, Niall Ferguson, Nikesh Shukla, Oliver Bullough, Orlando Figes, Patrick Kingsley, Rory Stewart, Rosie Nixon, Ruth Ozeki, Ruth Padel, Sam Knight, Samanth Subramanian, Samira Shackle, Sara Baume, Sebastian Junger, Simon Lancaster, Simon Scarrow, Stig Abell, Terri White, Tessa Hadley, Tim Rice, Toby Young, Tracy Chevalier, William Boyd, William Dalrymple and many more ...

PLUS BRAND NEW BONUS INTERVIEWS WITH Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbo, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar, Bettany Hughes.

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