“Career wise, asking Diana to be my agent is the best move I ever made.”
I spent 20 odd years in the political pop band Chumbawamba secretly believing that I was a better writer than musician, not hard since I was a terrible musician. I left the band in 2005 to put this to the test. Unlike most would-be writers I was lucky …
“Whether she's negotiating a complex sale with numerous publishers, or emailing me a link she knows I'd find interesting for a project I'm researching, Susan has a knack of getting things exactly right.”
After having written and performed a lot of comedy live and for Radio 4, and been a contributing writer on various TV projects, I wanted to branch out in new directions. Combining science and pop-culture had worked well for me, and I’d been lucky enoug …
“Along with the rest of the wonderful team at MBA, she has given me lots of editorial advice, negotiated contracts and become a great friend.”
When it comes to getting published, persistence definitely pays. As I set out on the long road to publication, writing seemed to be a very lonely business with rejection slips from agents and publishers dropping through the letterbox with unfailing pre …
