Creative writing & creative writing guides
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Always take notes
£20.00Always take notes
Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five years the hosts of Always Take Notes podcast have posed their nosiest questions to some of the world’s greatest writers. The result is a compendium of frank and frequently entertaining guidance for living a creative life. From the early failures that shaped them to the daily challenges of writing and the habits that keep them on track, literary luminaries offer guidance to inspire.
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Always take notes
£12.99Always take notes
Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five years the hosts of Always Take Notes podcast have posed their nosiest questions to some of the world’s greatest writers. The result is a compendium of frank and frequently entertaining guidance for living a creative life. From the early failures that shaped them to the daily challenges of writing and the habits that keep them on track, literary luminaries offer guidance to inspire.
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Children’s writers’ & artists’ yearbook 2025
£26.00Children’s writers’ & artists’ yearbook 2025
Packed full of inspirational articles from successful writers, illustrators and publishing experts, the ‘Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook’ once again serves up the best independent advice to writers for children of all ages. Covering all aspects of the publishing process, across the full range of formats and genres, it will appeal to self-published writers as well as those seeking an agent-publisher or crowdfunded deal.
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In writing
£16.99In writing
Hattie Crisell invites some of our most-read authors, poets, journalists and screenwriters to share their secrets, as she asks them: where do ideas come from? What happens when confidence falters or the work fails? And what does writing success look like? The answers are as revelatory and entertaining as they are diverse.
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Living the Artist’s Way
£18.99Living the Artist’s Way
How can we tap into the wisdom inside ourselves? ‘Living the Artist’s Way’ is a six-week Artist’s Way program that explores the fourth essential Artist’s Way tool of guidance. Through the practice of morning rituals and the faith of listening, Julia Cameron takes us further and shows how we can set the stage to receive guidance in both our lives and creative art.
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Novelist as a vocation
£10.99Novelist as a vocation
The bestselling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.
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Poetry projects to make and do
£16.99Poetry projects to make and do
‘Poetry Projects to Make and Do’ is a ‘how to’ handbook of prompts, inspiration, ideas and essays designed to help both aspiring and established poets find new ways not only to create poetry, but to share and take it out into the world through collaboration, projects, performances – and more. From projects which poets can try out in their bedroom to ones which take poetry out into the streets; from having a go at making a poetry films or podcasts to hand-crafting a poetry residency; from how to apply for funding to working in collaboration and involving music, art or photography in your poetry, the book covers a broad range of topics to inspire everyday creativity, to surprise and to delight.
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Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2025
£30.00Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2025
‘What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook.’ Kimberley Chambers This bestselling Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts. Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on: – submitting to agents and publishers – writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats – poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration – marketing and self-publishing – legal and financial information – writing prizes and festivals. Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV, radio and videogames. If you want to find a literary or illustration ag
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