Okay, as I predicted I haven’t found time to write an all-singing, all-dancing blog post, what with all the preparation for the UK Meet this coming weekend. However, I did want to share some thoughts about newbie writer questions, as I’ll be running a panel with my delightful colleagues Becky Black and Rebecca Cohen, titled Taking the plunge: the new author’s simple guide to getting published.

I have to admit, after two and half years of being published, my preoccupations are very different to what they were in the early days, and I’ve pretty much forgotten what all the things were I was desperate to know back then. I know I’ll be talking a bit about managing sales expectations, ITINs, author promo before you’re published, agents, and the importance of blurbs, but can the rest of you think of anything you would like to know?

If you’re not a writer yourself but have pondered it at any point, what are your burning questions? And if you’ve been writing for yonks, please try and cast your mind back to the early days. What did you really want to know?

I’ll attempt to answer any of your newbie questions in the comments below (here on the main blog if you’re reading this via Goodreads, FB or a feedreader), so please, fire away!