How To Be A Writer: The Definitive Guide To Getting Published And Making A Living From Writing

Description

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 caf scribbling, and from filing a tax return to flirting with the literati and it will be an essential reference book for any author who takes their work seriously.

Reviews

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 A. L. Kennedy, author of Day ... this sensible manual covers topics such as 'time management' (I wish), choosing a degree course (if you think you need one), dealing with publishers and contracts, 'networking', having a day job [and] writing online -- Steven Poole Guardian 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 Dotti Irving, Chief Executive, Colman Getty 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 Celia Brayfield, author of Bestseller: Secrets of Successful Writing How To Be a Writer is witty, wise and superbly well informed. Sally O'Reilly offers a sharp survey of our literary and publishing landscapes, and also, generously, draws on her own experience as a writer. She knows the pitfalls. She knows the joys. This is the book I wish I'd had when I was starting to publish. No new writer should be without it Dr Alison Macleod, Professor of Contemporary Fiction, University of Chichester Written by a sympathetic insider, this comprehensive, up-to-date guide on how to build a writing career is full of practical tips, morale-boosters for the frustrating times, and generous insights from leading authors Linda Anderson, Reader in Creative Writing, The Open University

Author description

Sally O'Reilly is the author of two novels and has freelanced for the Guardian, Sunday Times, Evening Standard and New Scientist, specialising in careers. She is also a creative writing tutor with the Open University and Brunel University.