Writing/Editing Guides
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Art & fear
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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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Poetry Writers’ Handbook
£20.00Poetry Writers’ Handbook
Poetry is increasingly democratic in its use of different formats, but it can be difficult to know how to navigate the range of options available. In a competitive field, this information is not always easy to access, and many poets make mistakes. This handbook is here to help. How do you make the finances work? Should you release a pamphlet or a full collection? Which promoters should you work with? How can you get your work reviewed? How do you maintain a public profile if performance isn’t for you? What mentoring and publication options are open for mid-career poets? The ‘Poetry Writers’ Handbook’ will answer all these questions and more.
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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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Writing Skills for Business
£8.99Writing Skills for Business
Everything you need to know about writing for business – from working out the message you want to send, to understanding your audience. As everyone adjusts to hybrid and remote ways of working with others around the world, and we develop more ways of communicating, how you can use words to engage, inform, persuade, or sell to others is increasingly important. And writing clear, error-free content that is appropriate for its intended purpose is something that anyone can learn to do. Writing Skills for Business is packed full of quick tips and nuggets of advice on how to communicate better in your writing. From choosing the most relevant type of communication, to understanding the needs of your intended audience, and selecting the right layout and the most persuasive tone and style, this new guide will help you produce the most effective communications – whether that’s internal reports, business plans, day-to-day emails and team briefin
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