How To Be A Writer: The definitive guide to getting published and making a living from writing - Couverture souple

O'Reilly, Sally

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ISBN 10 : 0749954809 ISBN 13 : 9780749954802

Editeur : Piatkus Books, 2011

Synopsis

How To Be a Writer is a comprehensive guide to the career of writing from experienced writer and creative writing tutor Sally O'Reilly. The book will cover questions such as: If you want to be a writer, should you invest in a creative writing course? If so, which one? Are writing groups a good thing? What grants, awards and prizes are available to the aspiring writer? How should you plan your career in the long term? It will also feature an introduction from Fay Weldon - 'Why I wish I'd read this book when I was 25' - and will include comments and case studies from other established authors, agents and industry experts. How To Be a Writer will include everything that a writer needs to know about running their own career, from choosing an agent to cafe scribbling, and from filing a tax return to flirting with the literati and it will be an essential reference book for any author who takes their work seriously.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

'An invaluable companion for anyone setting out as a writer' A.L. Kennedy, author of Day

Do you dream of making a career out of your writing skills but feel unsure about where to start? There are hundreds of books that will take you through the writing process or provide advice about how to get your work published, but none that explains how to transform your talent into a long-term career.

In How to Be a Writer Sally O'Reilly draws on her own experience as a novelist and creative writing tutor to offer down-to-earth advice about everything from finding a flexible day job to negotiating the changing landscape of the publishing industry.

Introduced by Fay Weldon and including comments and case studies from other established authors, agents and industry experts, this is the definitive reference book for any author.

Revue de presse

'An invaluable companion for anyone setting out as a writer. We all need all the help we can get and there's a good deal of help right here' --A. L. Kennedy, author of Day

'This is a brilliantly informative book, packed full of facts and no nonsense advice! Sally has written an indispensable bible for any would-be writer' --Dotti Irving, Chief Executive, Colman Getty

'How To Be a Writer is witty, wise and superbly well informed. Sally O'Reilly offers a sharp survey of our literary and publishing landscapes, and also, generously, draws on her own experience as a writer. She knows the pitfalls. She knows the joys. This is the book I wish I'd had when I was starting to publish. No new writer should be without it' --Dr Alison Macleod, Professor of Contemporary Fiction, University of Chichester

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Piatkus Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0749954809
• ISBN 13: 9780749954802
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 256