- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Piatkus Books; New edition edition (29 April 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749912332
- ISBN-13: 978-0749912338
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,139,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Aimed at all aspiring writers, novelists and journalists, whether they want to write full-time or simply to supplement their existing incomes, this book may also benefit existing professional writers and journalists who want ideas on how to increase their incomes and find new markets. With a straightforward and practical approach, it covers topics ranging from the tools of the trade and how to get organized, to deciding what to write and how to sell it. The book deals individually with ghostwriting, travel writing, fiction, short stories, television and radio scripts, newspaper and magazine journalism, and interviewing. It explains how to overcome the inevitable blocks and barriers, and actually make some money. There is also information on agents, making contacts and using them, finding potential markets and getting commissioned.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book only contains two main ideas which are continuously rehashed and restated , which coincidently is the second idea .
The first idea for making money from writing is to "Write lots"
The second idea is to rewrite everything that doesn't sell and try and sell it somewhere else .
The first idea for making money from writing is to "Write lots"
The second idea is to rewrite everything that doesn't sell and try and sell it somewhere else .
7 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read a few writing mauals in my time, but none has ever had a more positive effect than this one. It is imformative and to the point.Well worth reading!
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