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Relay’s blog aims to pull back the curtain on book packaging, ghostwriting and our creative process, as well as update you on our latest projects.
How Much Do Writers Make Per Book in 2022?
Congratulations – you wrote a book! Whether you’ve been editing for months and years, or managed to blast through a draft during this year’s NaNoWriMo festivities, sooner or later you’ll be looking for agents and publishers. While you’re working on getting...
How to Get a Book Published the First Time in 2022
Wondering How to Publish Your First Book for the First Time? It’s 2022! For millions around the world, that means it’s a “New Year, New Me”, and you know what that means: hundreds, if not thousands, of aspiring writers dreaming of the day they can publish a...
9 Of The Best Day Jobs For Writers
As a writer, you’ve probably indulged, at least once, in a variation of the following daydream: all the time and freedom in the world to write about whatever subject your heart desires; millions of dollars in passive income ticking over from your previous...
How To Earn More Money Writing Fiction
Earning money from writing can be tough, and if you’re a fiction writer, you might think that your only option is to work your day job and write in your downtime – at least until you make it big! It can take a while to earn a full-time income writing...
How To Write A Book Proposal (Step-By-Step Guide)
Struggling to write a book proposal? We break it down step-by-step to help give your work the best chance of being published in 2022.
50 Websites That Pay You To Write Fiction (2022)
We’ve put together a giant list of 50 websites that you can get paid to write fiction for, from home. One site even pays $200 – with no writing involved!
How to write a blurb — tips from a professional blurb writer
Relay Publishing’s Chief Operating Officer, Tamar Crane, interviews Blurb Writer and Editor — Andrew Warren Tamar So, Andrew, how did you get into blurb writing? Andrew I was already an author and a screenwriter and I was looking for something in the author...
12 Best Freelance Writing Websites of 2022
Check out our list of the best freelance writing websites that can help you build a portfolio and launch your writing career in 2022.
How To Make More Money As A Ghostwriter
Ghostwriting is a freeing and flexible career that you can easily adapt to your own preferences and needs. It’s also a solid and lucrative way to make a living. Whether you’ve been ghostwriting for a while now, or it’s a career that you’re hoping to break...
9 Easy Ways To Make Money As A Writer in 2021
Do you love writing but want to get paid and launch a successful writing career? Discover 9 easy ways you can make money as a writer in 2021.
9 Creative Writing Jobs You Can Do From Home (2021)
Searching for creative writing jobs from home? We can help! Discover 9 rewarding jobs for creative writers and find your next opportunity today. If you’ve been dreaming about taking on creative writing jobs from home, but don’t know...
Best Freelance Writing Home Office Setups
Working from home as a freelance writer can be a dream writing job. But it can get even better by optimizing your home office set up for productivity and comfort, as this article explains.
How much do ghostwriters make?
Ghostwriting can be one of the most highly paid writing jobs online today. But how much money do ghostwriters actually make in 2022?
A publisher’s guide to pen names and pseudonyms
Nom de plume, pseudonym, pen name… whatever your choice of synonym, at some point in our writing careers we all contemplate choosing a fictitious name to attach to our writing. If you’re a new indie…
How to Handle Creative Differences
A good editor is necessary when writing a novel, but what happens when you disagree? Or you think your editor is wrong about the story? Here are our top tips!
The Story Behind 3 Famous Ghostwritten Books
Find our the real story behind three famous and popular ghostwritten books: James Patterson, Jason Bourne and Animorphs!
Tips & Tricks for Remote Work in a Pandemic
The Relay team are here to share what works for them. Remote work is key to Relay’s collaborative foundations. Without geographic boundaries to restrict us, we can link up with freelancers from Pennsylvania to Israel, from Sydney to Sussex, and Cyprus to...
Six Little Known Benefits of Ghostwriting
As ghostwriting becomes more popular and ghostwriters share more about their experiences in the profession — including on our blog — the main advantages and disadvantages have become clear: Advantages Guaranteed pay disconnected from the book’s...
Interview with a Recruiter: How to hire a ghostwriter
We interviewed the People & Talent Manager of Relay Publishing, Niki Matthaiou, and she shared with us some interesting facts about the creative industry & what publishers are looking for when they are hiring talent! How did you get into recruiting?...
The Writer’s Workout: Interview with Harry Wallett!
What first got you into publishing? I’ve always loved stories and working with writers, but it was the arrival of the Kindle in 2007 that really set things in motion for publishing books. In those first few years of the Kindle there wasn’t anywhere near the...