- 'I'm very reassuringly honest. It's a job as well as a calling. It's my living - I'm the chief breadwinner in my house. My husband is retired, he supported me through the two decades while I wasn't making enough to live on, and was doing all kinds of things to do with writing to survive - judging competitions, running workshops, appraising manuscripts.
Other Types of Writing
Miscellaneous, including titles on writing for children, writing poetry and writing humorous material.
Other Types of Writing from WritersBookStall
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Writing for Children (Books for Writers)Margaret Clark A & C Black Publishers Ltd Distinguished former children’s publisher offers a concise, wide-ranging and practical guide to the whole field, which is an excellent starting-point. Other Types of Writing |
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Writing Poetry (Teach Yourself: writer's library)Matthew Sweeney, John Hartley Williams Teach Yourself Books A straightforward, demystifying volume covering language, cadence, rhythm, imagery, stylistic variations and avoidance of cliché, plus creative exercises and how to present your work for publication. Other Types of Writing |
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The Young Writer's Guide to Getting PublishedKathy Henderson Writer's Digest Books Large American paperback which gives young writers an encouraging and practical overview, as well as much detailed information, including over 100 opportunities. It includes Stephen King’s first story, written at the age of thirteen. Other Types of Writing |
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Writing for the Teenage Market (Books for Writers)Ann De Gale A & C Black Publishers Ltd Useful volume which covers opportunities for writing for this market and subjects such as structure, planning, language, characterisation, themes and the business of selling. Includes novels, short stories, plays, non-fiction, magazine features, serials and picture stories. Other Types of Writing |
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The Craft of Writing Poetry (Writers' guides)Alison Chisholm Allison & Busby Basic and practical approach to writing poetry, which analyses the formation of a poem in detail, as well as giving advice on publication. The author has had over 500 poems published. Other Types of Writing |
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Newsletter SourcebookMark Beach, Elaine Floyd, Elaine Floyd Writer's Digest Books Large format heavily illustrated guide to everything involved in producing a newsletter, from how to choose formats, type and graphics, creating colour, developing email newsletters, going global and promoting your newsletter on the web. Masses of useful tips and suggestions. Other Types of Writing |
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Writing for Children and Getting Published (Teach Yourself (McGraw-Hill))Allen Frewin Jones, Lesley Pollinger McGraw-Hill Companies A full-time children’s writer and an agent give a professional insight into writing for children, including exercises, examples, advice on types of writing and how to present your work to publishers. Other Types of Writing |
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more