Practical, personal and honest advice on how to get published with contributions from over a hundred authors, agents, publishers and journalists. Hear from the professionals on how to sell your articles, write a synopsis, find an agent, get your novel accepted and much, much more. With insights, anecdotes and hot tips from Frederick Forsyth, Jilly Cooper, Ian Rankin, Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell, Adele Parks, Lesley Pearse, Michael Buerk, Carole Matthews, Erica James, Mil Millington, Miles Kington, Michael Bywater, Rosie Millard, Robert Crampton, Richard Morrison, Simon Trewin, Jonathan Lloyd, Teresa Chris and Jane Judd as well as publishers Harper Collins, Hodder Headline, Transworld, Orion and Simon & Schuster. A must-have handbook for anyone who's ever wanted to write or just wants to hear how others to do it... Where do you start? How do you finish? And will anyone ever publish it when you have? Drawing on her own experiences as a novelist and journalist, Writing Magazine's agony aunt Jane Wenham-Jones takes you through the minefield of the writing process, giving advice on everything from how to avoid Writers' Bottom to what to wear to your launch party. Wannabe a Writer? tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the book world - and a few things you didn't...
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Excellent. A must-have book for every budding writer --New Writing Magazine
Practical and funny... packed with information and advice for new writers. --Woman's Weekly
I wish it had been on the shelves when I started out. --Katie Fforde - bestselling author
Practical and funny... packed with information and advice for new writers. --Woman's Weekly
I wish it had been on the shelves when I started out. --Katie Fforde - bestselling author
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Jane Wenham-Jones is the author of three novels and writes a monthly column for several newspapers and magazines including Writing Magazine
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I've just finished reading this book - literally couldn't put it down. As well as being a really good book about writing, this is also very funny. I woke my husband by snorting out loud at her descriptions of genres. I loved the fact that the book is broken in to short sections so you can dip in and out if you want to. There is also really good practical advice about how to start, how to keep going, how other writers do it. But it's not just about writing, it's also about the writing business. Much as I've dabbled for years, I've decided now to apply my posterior to the chair and get on with it but I'd never even thought about what happens once the deal is made (dear God the thought of a promotional tour - must take the advice to get fit now!). The most important thing is that it has inspired me to actually do it and keep going. I'm going to read this again along with Stephen King's 'On Writing' whenever I'm lacking inspiration or direction. Plus if Jane's fiction writing is as funny as this book, I'm off to buy her other stuff.
35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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Like many authors, the path to publication has been a long one for me. I only wish Jane's book had been around when I first started out - it would have made the whole process quicker, easier and less angst-ridden!
Wannabe a Writer is packed with information - and unlike many books in this field it's honest and up-to-date rather than vague and waffley. From getting started to getting an agent, this book will be like having an experienced, funny, helpful friend at your side. Buy it!
Wannabe a Writer is packed with information - and unlike many books in this field it's honest and up-to-date rather than vague and waffley. From getting started to getting an agent, this book will be like having an experienced, funny, helpful friend at your side. Buy it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Useless if you want any real information about writing.
But very funny.
Wenham-Jones has little useful advice here, so she asked her writer friends to help. Then she undercuts their advice by her slothful writing persona.
For example, what if you wanted to know how to outline a plot. Wenham-Jones quotes so and so, a delightful woman with twelve bestsellers who uses such and such method. Rather than describing the method, or directing the reader to other books or websites where he might find more information about the method, Wenham-Jones returns to herself. How difficult it would be for her to follow such a method, how she knows nothing about the method, and how she could have used this method when writing her own book in the spot where the hero breaks his leg skiiing as you can see in Chapter 4 if you read it...
A quick and easy read, Wenham-Jones' style is conversational. The book made me laugh aloud, but ultimately left me unsatisfied by its lack of any real content.
But very funny.
Wenham-Jones has little useful advice here, so she asked her writer friends to help. Then she undercuts their advice by her slothful writing persona.
For example, what if you wanted to know how to outline a plot. Wenham-Jones quotes so and so, a delightful woman with twelve bestsellers who uses such and such method. Rather than describing the method, or directing the reader to other books or websites where he might find more information about the method, Wenham-Jones returns to herself. How difficult it would be for her to follow such a method, how she knows nothing about the method, and how she could have used this method when writing her own book in the spot where the hero breaks his leg skiiing as you can see in Chapter 4 if you read it...
A quick and easy read, Wenham-Jones' style is conversational. The book made me laugh aloud, but ultimately left me unsatisfied by its lack of any real content.
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Chicken Soup For Writers.
I read this book through from start to finish and feel that it is really a must have book for writers. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Michelle
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Well done Mrs Wenham-Jones!
I've read about fifteen books like this one, from many different authors. "wannabe a writer?" by Wenham-Jones is one of the better once. Read more
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For someone completely new on the scene, this was a breath of fresh air. Lots of really useful information, links, contacts etc., together with lots of laughs along the way. Read more
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A humorous book that should be taken seriously!
It is packed with advice and tips from the moment you decide to write to the aftermath of your book being published. Read more
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Published 23 months ago by Sharon Booth
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Hilarious - and useful
Wannabe a writer is hilarious but at the same time contains a wealth of really useful material. It is so different from most advice books for writers which can be a bit dry and... Read more
Published on 4 April 2011 by Ms. Mary H. Smith
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Funny, realistic and encouraging
This is a guide to getting published, rather than a guide to perfecting writing technique. Jane Wenham-Jones guides you through the aspects of professional writing that a novice... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2011 by J. M. Harris
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Down to Earth
This is a very good down to Earth book, with great humour. I love it, and it is realistic yet still inspires me to write.
Published on 7 Dec 2010 by CAM
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23rd November 2010 No.3
This is a humerous take on the subject, just what I need to keep me wanting to read it from cover to cover
Published on 23 Nov 2010 by Keith Hollobone
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Hits the right spot, at the right time!
I've really loved this book, it is an accessible and humourous introduction to writing. It tells it like it is. Read more
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