Along with the continuing growth of digital publishing (numbers for 2012 showed a 44.2% increase over 2011) has come, according to Wired.com, an increased focus on so-called "genre" fiction - sci-fi, fantasy, mystery and romance. Markets, which Graeme McMillan points out, "have traditionally lagged behind ‘literary fiction' in terms of sales." [Editor's Note: We disagree with this assertion. Read more
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'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more