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    How to be a Writer: Secrets from the Inside

    By Stewart Ferris

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    About this ebook

    In this updated and expanded edition, Stewart Ferris uses his industry know-how to give you all the tips, tricks and inside knowledge you will need to become a successful writer, covering all types of writing from books to scripts and beyond. This accessible and informative guide is packed with advice to equip you with the skills you need to launch a writing career:

    • Using your 'voice' as your USP

    • Learning to love criticism

    • Surprising solutions to writer's block

    • Avoiding submission blunders

    • Using e– publishing to sell your work

    So what are you waiting for? Pick up your pen, open your laptop and fire up your imagination. Whichever tools you choose, the time to start is now.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummersdale Publishers Ltd
    Release dateJan 7, 2013
    ISBN9780857658425
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    How to be a Writer: Secrets from the Inside
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    Stewart Ferris

    During 14 years' experience in the publishing industry Stewart Ferris has published 700 books, rejected 10,000 manuscripts and has written more than 40 books that have been translated into 6 languages. He has also written for stage, film, television and radio. www.stewartferris.com

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