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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd (30 Jun 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0713679328
ISBN-13: 978-0713679328
Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 16.2 x 1.6 cm

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 130,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Whether you're aiming at full-length fiction, non-fiction or even shorter pieces of writing, this book is a worthwhile read." "Whether you have a book in you or not... this book is life-enhancing." --London Writer Circle (September 2006)

This is the perfect present for any family member who is an aspiring writer. The author has collected nuggets of wisdom...and combined them into a well-structured manual..." --The Good Book Guide (August 2006)

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I'm completely hooked. It is very inspiring. I hope the book is as successful as it thoroughly deserves to be.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a fabulous book, 9 Oct 2006

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This book discusses all the things I've been thinking about for so many years and has framed and solidified a lot of my insecurities and uncertainties about being a writer (or not). I'm usually a bit sceptical about writing manuals and the like - I have a shelf stacked high and I never open them - but this one lives by the bed and I keep flipping through it, going back to it, turning ideas over in my mind. Really inspiring for me.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A must for budding authors, 10 July 2006

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This book is both highly informative and hugely entertaining. I enjoyed its mix of personal anecdote, wry comment and quotations from published as well as aspiring writers. It is both sensible and amusing as well as providing nuggets of wisdom from an acknowledged expert in this field. I think anyone who is thinking of writing a book (and who isn't?) should read this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Is there a book in you, 28 Feb 2007

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Alison Baverstock covers pretty well everything from personal support networks to what to do if there isn't a book in you, and supports her chapters with quotations from writers who sound as if they actually understand the trials and joys of writing rather than just churning out pages of print to order. There is excellent advice on finding an agent and a publisher, information on the publishing industry and how publishers, booksellers, librarians and literary agents make their various choices, a useful bibliography, brief biographical notes about the contributors relevant to their writing careers, and a list of useful addresses. The only thing she doesn't include is how writers deal with carpal tunnel syndrome, but otherwise this is a most useful and informative guide for anyone who gets the urge to put pen to paper or finger to key. Recommended!

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