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Jane Wenham-Jones - agony aunt for Writing Magazine - gives advice on literary queries, writing worries and the obstacles faced by anyone hoping to be published. In this volume the questions answered are: I can’t get it down on paper. I’m retirement age – can I still get started? I...

All novels are amazing at the point of conception and it is Hayley Sherman’s job to make sure that they make it to the last word in the same condition. She has worked with hundreds of authors around the world to bash their novels into shape and help pursue the dream of publication. She has seen...

This is an EXCERPT from the book Creative Writing Career: Becoming a Writer of Movies, Video Games, and Books.  This section comprises the entire section on book writing (fiction and non-fiction), to include author interviews, and is Part Six of the book.   

Written by one of the leading authorities on writing, publishing and teaching science fiction, The Science of Science Fiction Writing offers the opportunity to share in the knowledge James Gunn has acquired over the past forty years. He reflects on the fiction-writing process and how to teach it,...

This book was written for the potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of editors and agents. You will learn the basics of writing to someone in a letter, including the etiquette and format that apply to printed text you may not know from using...

In this book, award-winning travel writer Sarah Woods answers the question she is asked several hundred times each year: 'how do I become a freelance travel writer?' She offers practical advice on turning the dream into reality - from getting started to making a decent living. Sarah shares her tips...

Like Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, Sara Paretsky and Thomas Harris, you, too, can learn the trade secrets of quality detective fiction. It's true.  Just one year from now, you can deliver a completed mystery novel to a publisher--by writing only on weekends.  Authors Robert J.  Ray...

Learn how to-     Write a Tagline   Chapter one includes exercises to help you create an eye catching tagline that will sum up your book in just one sentence.     Write a Blurb   Want to pen...

ATTENTION: Serious Writers never ever get bogged down with writer’s block again."Breakthrough Method Has Proven It."Now You Can finish any writing assignment without staring at a blank screen,Quickly write you next novel.This book will change your mind.Success in self-publishing demand constant...

Lecturers, request your electronic inspection copy here 'Written in an authoritative and accessible style, this is a must-read for anyone planning, researching and writing a doctoral thesis or dissertation. I will certainly be recommending this book to my research students.' - Professor Goeffrey...

Resolve to Write And Publish Your Book In 2014 Ever wondered what it takes to write and then have published that book you've been considering for ages? In this authoritative, 2014 edition of the guide, writer and editor, Jonathan Veale pulls few punches as he outlines the steps to take - and...

When a dissertation crosses my desk, I usually want to grab it by its metaphorical lapels and give it a good shake. “You know something!” I would say if it could hear me. “Now tell it to us in language we can understand!” Since its publication in 2005, From Dissertation to Book has...

If you want to write but feel you're too old, too young, too tired, too busy, too uneducated, too boring, listen up: It's time to stop whining and start writing! Having taught and coached thousands of writers during their 20-year journalism careers, Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell, authors...

Are you always getting stuck in the middle when writing a story? Are those endless rewrites giving you a headache? Or are you struggling to put all your different story ideas together? In Fiction Builder! Eva Kattz and Maria Staal show you a way out of the most common writer traps and put the fun...