The Ultimate Writing Coach contains everything you need to know about writing and publishing in the UK. It presents authoritative guidance direct from professional writers covering the full gamut of both the fiction and non-fiction market.
For fiction, there is coaching on everything from creating believable characters and writing short stories to specialist subjects such as crime and children's fiction. For non-fiction learn from expert advice on travel and technical writing, writing for the web, poetry and biographical writing, and journalism.
This invaluable guide also includes succinct, practical guidance on actually getting published, with articles on how to get your submission right for immediate impact, contracts and legal issues, and the financial side.
There are handy tips on learning opportunities, whether you're a school leaver looking to embark on a university degree or a full-time mum looking to take a short course or workshop. And a handy glossary of book trade terminology will ensure you're fully clued up on your industry jargon.
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- 008 Introduction - Katie Fforde
Writing Fiction
- 010 A Writer’s View - Nia Williams
- 013 Notes from my Living Room - Sara Crowley
- 016 Creating Believable Characters - Sophie Hannah
- 020 Writing from Experience - Caro Fraser
- 023 Why Not Turn to Crime? - Simon Brett
- 027 The Other Side of the Bedroom Door - Lyn Wood
- 030 Your Novel: The Essential Tick List - Jane Friedman
- 033 Acquiring Fiction - Penelope Hoare
Short Stories
- 038 Writing Shorter - Sarah Salway
- 041 Short Stories - Linda Acaster
Writing Non-Fiction
- 045 Researching - Nick Channer
- 049 Travel Writing - Tim Locke
- 053 Have Camera, Will Travel - Heather Angel
- 057 Technical Writing - Tom Marshall
- 061 Writing for the Web - Anthony Pearson
- 064 Ghosting and Co-Writing - Chris King
- 067 Turning the Dream into Reality - Sam Murphy
Biography & Memoir
- 071 Writing Biography - Dr Margaretta Jolly
- 073 What Makes a Good Memoir? - David Reynolds
Poetry
- 076 Poetry: The Art of Being There - Philip Gross
- 079 Poetry Publication - Neil Astley
Writing for Children
- 083 Gallons of Lemonade, and Steak and Kidney Pud - Elizabeth Kay
- 087 Just So Stories - Lindsey Heaven
- 090 Thinking Pre-School - Richard Powell
- 095 Writing Children’s Non-Fiction - Richard Platt
Illustration
- 099 Go For It! - Cliff Wright
- 102 Publishing House Perspectives - Caroline Buckingham
Scripts & Screenwriting
- 105 Writing for Radio - Simon Brett
- 108 Moving Into Movies - Helen Cross
Journalism & Freelancing
- 111 On Being a Freelancer - Sue Gordon
- 115 Writing for Newspapers and Magazines - Simon Hoggart
- 119 ‘Can I Call Myself A Writer?’ - Marion McGilvary
Learning Opportunities
- 123 Learning to Write - Simon Brett
- 126 Studying Creative Writing - Jem Poster
- 130 Studying Media and Publishing - David Penfold
- 141 So You Want to Become a Journalist... - Peter Cole
Submission Guidelines
- 147 Getting Your Submission Right - Mic Cady
- 150 First Impressions - Hilary Johnson
- 153 Publishing a Work of Non-Fiction - Helen Brocklehurst
- 156 The Agent’s View - Jonathan Pegg
Getting Published
- 161 The Publishing Process - Caroline Taggart
- 166 The Publishing House - Caroline Taggart
- 169 Contracts and Legal Issues - Caroline Taggart
- 176 The Financial Side - Caroline Taggart
- 180 Grants and Awards for New Writers - Victoria Patch
Self-Publishing & Publicity
- 183 The Publicity Department - Ana Sampson
- 186 Self-Publishing Dos and Don’ts - Paul Atterbury
- 189 Writing on the Web - Scott Pack
- 193 Becoming Your Own Sales Rep - Mary Cavanagh
The Book Trade
- 197 Always Judge a Book By Its Cover - Dominic Brendon
- 201 So How Do Books Get Into Shops? - Sarah Rees
- 205 Carry On Publishing - Philip Jones
Glossary
- 209 Glossary of Book Trade Terminology