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Word Potion is our creative space, where we bring you anything and everything concerning the publishing and writing.

In the archives you will find interviews, in-depth articles, book lists, and much more! You are guaranteed to find a concoction to your taste.

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Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Ruby Donachy (Birthday Suit)

portmanteauldn

Jun 26
4 min

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Ruby Donachy (Birthday Suit)

When we came across Ruby's Instagram account Birthday Suit, we knew that we had found the cover illustrator for Portmanteau Issue 2.

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Behind the Scenes: An Interview with David Ishaya Osu

portmanteauldn

May 9
7 min

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with David Ishaya Osu

David Ishaya Osu talks to us about his poems in Portmanteau Issue 1, his writing influences, and his favourite writing snacks!

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May Anticipated Reads: Wait! That Person Wrote a Book?

Shona Henderson

May 2
4 min

May Anticipated Reads: Wait! That Person Wrote a Book?

I present to you your book recommendations for May. This list is packed, surprisingly, with names you’ll know.

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Shona Henderson

Apr 25
4 min

Books to Ease You Out of Lockdown

Everyone knows that if you’ve got a good book on the go, you can’t go to the pub garden because you just can’t put this read down! If anyone

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Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Orla Cura

Shona Henderson

Apr 4
13 min

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Orla Cura

I worry when I say to people that I write poetry that they then think that I am a fainting damsel writing about her long lost love...

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Why You Should Consider A Publishing Degree: The Truth

portmanteauldn

Mar 30
8 min

Why You Should Consider A Publishing Degree: The Truth

Let’s get right into it. Why get a publishing degree? They cost a lot of money, and it is extra time in education when you could be putting

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April Anticipated Reads: The Invasion of the Jennifers

Shona Henderson

Mar 28
6 min

April Anticipated Reads: The Invasion of the Jennifers

The evenings are drawing out, and just like that another month has passed. The leaves of the daffodils have sprouted, their yellow buds...

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How To Grow A Small Business In A Pandemic

portmanteauldn

Mar 25
6 min

How To Grow A Small Business In A Pandemic

Do you have a small business idea, but don’t know exactly where to start? Portmanteau LDN is a small business based in London that was...

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Everything You Need to Know About Handling Art Commissions in a Pandemic

portmanteauldn

Mar 23
4 min

Everything You Need to Know About Handling Art Commissions in a Pandemic

Are you a budding illustrator wondering about the commissioning process? Or, are you a seasoned designer struggling to manage your...

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Letter Writing in Lockdown: How to Say What You Really Mean

Shona Henderson

Mar 13
6 min

Letter Writing in Lockdown: How to Say What You Really Mean

Letter writing enables the writer to say what they really mean, when they cannot admit these words in an in-person meeting.

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What you didn't know about award-winning literature and the precedence of “acclaimed” novels

portmanteauldn

Mar 9
4 min

What you didn't know about award-winning literature and the precedence of “acclaimed” novels

...the influence of current trends and corporate sponsorship allows for a large amount of sway in literary awards.

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Publisher's Insight: Portmanteau interviews a non-reader

portmanteauldn

Mar 8
8 min

Publisher's Insight: Portmanteau interviews a non-reader

Portmanteau: Thanks for joining me! So to give the readers some context to begin with, tell me a little bit about you? M: I’m Molly, I...

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portmanteauldn

Mar 8
4 min

International Mother Language Day

February 21st marks International Mother Language Day. Luckily for us, this year the date just so happens to fall on a Sunday, making...

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Love Potion: the formula to writing a bestselling romance novel

portmanteauldn

Mar 8
5 min

Love Potion: the formula to writing a bestselling romance novel

For too long writers have been discredited for writing romance novels. The genre is often looked down upon by the hardcore “literary...

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portmanteauldn

Mar 8
4 min

Six essential PR tips for self-published authors

Publicity is the use of media sources to share the news about your book to new audiences. As a self-published author or independent...

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Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Ruby Donachy (Birthday Suit)

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with David Ishaya Osu

May Anticipated Reads: Wait! That Person Wrote a Book?

Books to Ease You Out of Lockdown

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Orla Cura

Why You Should Consider A Publishing Degree: The Truth

April Anticipated Reads: The Invasion of the Jennifers

How To Grow A Small Business In A Pandemic

Everything You Need to Know About Handling Art Commissions in a Pandemic

Letter Writing in Lockdown: How to Say What You Really Mean

What you didn't know about award-winning literature and the precedence of “acclaimed” novels

Publisher's Insight: Portmanteau interviews a non-reader

International Mother Language Day

Love Potion: the formula to writing a bestselling romance novel

Six essential PR tips for self-published authors

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