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How to be a Writer: Secrets from the Inside (Paperback)

by Stewart Ferris (Author)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers (10 Jan 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840245298
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840245295
  • Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 11 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 131,270 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Writing Magazine, December 2007
'Ideal for writers who are just setting out but who have little idea how to go about it'


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A writer is someone who writes. It sounds obvious, but many people who call themselves writers don't produce enough words in a year to fill a postcard. Other writers churn out thousands of words but never sell their work. This book tackles both problems: it gets you writing, easily and painlessly guiding you through the dreaded 'writer's block', and it divulges industry secrets that will help you to raise the quality of your work to a professional level. Writing is a business like any other. Successful writers know the rules and conventions that make their work stand out from the rest of the 'slush pile' - rules Stewart Ferris now reveals in How to be a Writer that will help launch your writing career.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical advice, 20 Jun 2005
This is a very brief guide (the book is a small format) but contains a lot of valuable information. More depth would have been nice but there are links all through the book to his website which contains more depth and some quite useful tools.

The view from the publisher's chair is perhaps the most useful thing in this book. The author lists the things that will cause a publisher to accept or quickly reject a book or other work. There are also guides to how to succeed in different areas of book publishing although these are perhaps too brief.

He pulls no punches. The information is useful. It is a very readable book. I would recommend it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Informative. Concise. Effective., 29 Nov 2008
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Informative. Concise. Effective. Really does help one start to get to grips with the techniques of writing, with a view to writing productively and/or professionally.

Warning: becoming fully aware of the technical processes involved in creative writing may dimish your ability to appreciate fiction/humour.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Similar to "How to get Published", 23 Aug 2007
If you want a bit of a kick-start this is very inspirational, entertaining and concise.

The tips are from an author who has been there: had the writer's block, had the rejections and had successful books published.

The book concentrates on the fun of writing, and covers various styles from comedy scriptwriting to novels.


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