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by Alex Stone I started writing stories when I was a kid and just carried on. It was something I did for fun. I could... Continue reading

by Vanessa Moore I started to write my memoir in response to a chance remark by a writer friend. I was telling her about the... Continue reading

Working as an Intern at Cornerstones has been an exciting and interesting insight into the publishing industry. Alongside Sarah and Isobel, I have been assessing... Continue reading

by Dan Blythe Authors who, like me, are veterans of a few school visits – about 400 in my case, at last count! – often... Continue reading

Welcome to our new blog series, Behind the Book, where we’ll be putting our Cornerstones alumni in the hot-seat. This week, we’re thrilled to be... Continue reading

by Melissa Boyce-Hurd I was elated to find out that I’d been given the opportunity to intern with Cornerstones, as they are a company with... Continue reading

Dodge, duck, dip, dive, dodge? We’ve got a new mantra for budding writers out there: presenting Helen’s ‘six Rs of self-editing’! As seen over at... Continue reading

Cornerstones alumna and debut novelist Kate Bradley talks about her experience working with Cornerstones, and the value editing partnerships have brought to her writing journey... Continue reading

Writing — what is it? Getting words onto the page, expressing your thoughts and ideas, creating a story? Yes, all that. But the process also... Continue reading

If you have finished your first draft and are wondering what to do next, why not take our online course? Taking your novel from final... Continue reading

by Helen Corner-Bryant Twenty-one years ago, on a rainy November evening, I was in Penguin editorial looking at piles of unsolicited manuscripts. On my desk... Continue reading

The Army of Wolves Shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller Award 2019 by Claire Moore I was so thrilled when The Army of Wolves was shortlisted... Continue reading

by Michele Rubin, Cornerstones US Managing Editor   There is a world of difference between writing for middle grade readers versus writing for young adult... Continue reading

by Helen Corner-Bryant If you’ve just finished NaNoWriMo or you have a first draft of a novel, don’t let this go to waste! Here’s a... Continue reading

At Cornerstones, we’re committed to the writer’s cause. We truly believe every story matters, and are here to help passionate authors develop and share stories... Continue reading

The Missing Girl and my road to publication by Jenny Quintana When I was a child, I loved reading and writing stories and I dreamed... Continue reading

How an online editing course helped take my novel to the next stage By Stella Soerensen, Edit Your Novel alumna Having been on several writing... Continue reading

The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis ‘I’ve sold my book!’ I squealed down the phone to my husband Steve, as my mother, who... Continue reading

Editing and The Synapse Sequence By Daniel Godfrey The Arena. That was the name of New Pompeii in its original draft form, moving briefly through its... Continue reading

‘The Dead Ex’ and My Road to Publication By Jane Corry As a child, I was always writing stories and poems. It was all I... Continue reading

Guiding (Corner)stones along the path to publication! by Cherry Radford, Cornerstones alumna  Looking at my smiling face on Urbane Publications’ website, I’m sparing a thought... Continue reading

Why I asked my brilliant publisher to stop selling my book! (And then they bought it back again) By Helen Corner-Bryant, founding director of Cornerstones... Continue reading