Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #233851 in Books
• Published on: 1993-06-30
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Synopsis
If you want to be a writer this is the book for you! Following the success of "An Author's Guide to Publishing", Michael Legat has now produced a truly practical guide to the craft of writing. Brimming with useful advice and tips, it warns against common pitfalls and teaches you how to adopt a professional attitude towards your work. Chapters cover such aspects of writing as the novel, short stories, non-fiction, articles, poetry, plays, radio and television scripts - even children's books. A detailed look at how to prepare a typescript, where and how to submit it and a discussion on the rewards of writing conclude this invaluable book. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced writer, you will enjoy Michael Legat's lively anecdotes and down-to-earth approach. This is the most comprehensive and helpful guide to the business of writing that has yet been published.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book
This is a must for any would be Author. It takes you through the various elements of writing, explaining them all in a clear concise way. Easy reading, you won't want to put it down!

Masterpiece !
A fantastic book, all the encouragement you need to set out on that writing project, short story or novel etc( that you have been planning, but never manage to really get going with). I would recommend this book, because of the manner in which it is written. The writer personalises the book, and made me feel special(yes special). I really could not put it down, due to the sheer delight it gave me.I am a student, studying English and French A levels and have found this book to be emmensly valuble and enjoyable- definately not one to miss!!

Masterpiece !
A fantastic book, all the encouragement you need to set out on that writing project, short story or novel etc( that you have been planning, but never manage to really get going with). I would recommend this book, because of the manner in which it is written. The writer personalises the book, and made me feel special(yes special). I really could not put it down, due to the sheer delight it gave me.I am a student, studying English and French A levels and have found this book to be emmensly valuble and enjoyable- definately not one to miss!!