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How To Be a Writer is a comprehensive guide to the career of writing from experienced writer and creative writing tutor Sally O’Reilly.
The book will cover questions such as: If you want to be a writer, should you invest in a creative writing course? If so, which one? Are writing groups a good thing? What grants, awards and prizes are available to the aspiring writer? How should you plan your career in the long term?
It will also feature an introduction from Fay Weldon – ‘Why I wish I’d read this book when I was 25’ – and will include comments and case studies from other established authors, agents and industry experts.
How To Be a Writer will include everything that a writer needs to know about running their own career, from choosing an agent to café scribbling, and from filing a tax return to flirting with the literati and will be an essential reference book for any author who takes their work seriously.
The book will cover questions such as: If you want to be a writer, should you invest in a creative writing course? If so, which one? Are writing groups a good thing? What grants, awards and prizes are available to the aspiring writer? How should you plan your career in the long term?
It will also feature an introduction from Fay Weldon – ‘Why I wish I’d read this book when I was 25’ – and will include comments and case studies from other established authors, agents and industry experts.
How To Be a Writer will include everything that a writer needs to know about running their own career, from choosing an agent to café scribbling, and from filing a tax return to flirting with the literati and will be an essential reference book for any author who takes their work seriously.
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Reviews
How To Be a Writer is witty, wise and superbly well informed . . . This is the book I wish I'd had when I was starting to publish. No new writer should be without it
This is a brilliantly informative book, packed full of facts and no-nonsense advice! Sally has written an indispensable bible for any would-be writer
Sally O'Reilly draws on her experiences as a novelist and tutor in this informative and fascinating fact-filled book which is not just the definitive reference book for any author but also an invaluable guide to perils and pitfalls of the publishing industry . . . O'Reilly's no-nonsense and user-friendly approach to making a career out of writing is a breath of fresh air for anyone setting out into the weird and wonderful world of publishing, offering invaluable, down-to-earth advice and achievable goals. Full of wise words and hard-learned experience, this is a must read for anyone even considering a serious writing career
This sensible manual covers topics such as 'time management' (I wish), choosing a degree course (if you think you need on), dealing with publishers and contracts, "networking", having a day job, writing online, and . . . provides illuminating capsule interviews with authors, publishers and agents'
set to become an essential reference for any authors who take their work seriously
A wise and clever book with advice on everything from the paths to publication to establishing a complementary career. Now more than ever an author's work is never done, but How To Be a Writer will give you the best shot at success and happiness in the process
An invaluable companion for anyone setting out as a writer. We all need all the help we can get and there's a good deal of help right here