Debi Alper

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Guest Author – Debi Alper on the many routes to publication

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ October 5, 2016 ⋅ 2 Comments

One of the best parts about running the Literary Sofa over the last five years has been getting to know my guest authors. Some I knew already, most of them I didn’t at the time they were featured but in many cases we have since met in person, by arrangement or by chance. But today … Continue reading →

Seven years to publication, seven things I’ve learned

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ June 27, 2016 ⋅ 4 Comments

In view of the appreciative response to the above piece I wrote for the Writers’ Workshop (York Festival of Writing) blog, I thought I’d also post the link here on the Literary Sofa. Thanks again to WW for hosting me and for their important role on the journey to publication of my debut novel Paris Mon Amour. … Continue reading →

Why am I doing this again?

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ January 25, 2013 ⋅ 45 Comments

I only talk about my own writing on this blog when I reach a significant point. A year ago, I wrote about how it felt to finish my first novel. In the summer something unrelated prompted me to reflect on my early experience of rejection. This time the milestone was when I decided to stop … Continue reading →