The Novel Writer's Toolkit

Your Ultimate Guide to Writing and Publishing a Successful Novel
Herausgeber: Taggart, Caroline

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Produktbeschreibung

Novel writing is a popular hobby. This book provides the would-be and starter novelist with various tools needed to get started. It provides a glossary of terms and listing of various publishing contacts needed by an author, from book publishers and agents to festivals and online links.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: David & Charles
• UK edition
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9781446300503
• ISBN-10: 1446300501
• Artikelnr.: 32958360

Autorenporträt

Caroline Taggart is author of the bestselling I Used to Know That and co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?). She has worked in publishing for over 30 years. She is a regular speaker at literary festivals, and is frequently invited to appear on radio and television. She lives in London.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1 BASIC TOOLKIT; Becoming a writer: Ideas
Planning
Plot
Character
Style; Getting published: What an editor is looking for
The publishing house and process
Contracts and legal
The financial side
Publicity and marketing
Agents
The UK book trade; 2 CONTACTS TOOLKIT; Glossary of publishing terms; UK and Irish novel publishers; UK and Irish literary agents; Useful resources: Organisations
Groups and clubs
Writers online
Education
Competitions
Festivals and conferences; Index.