A Companion to Writing for Pleasure or Publication .
Writing is a craft, an art, a gift, a revelation; it is also often challenging and lonely work. And that is just the start - whether your aim is to get through the obstacle course of publishing, or to develop a talent into a sustaining occupation.
'The Writer's Guide' offers ideas and practical help towards all kinds of goals - for writing fiction or fact, for work or pleasure, for print, performance or the screen, for personal development or a wide readership.
Topics include:
- developing tools and skills.
- gathering and researching material.
- drafting, revising, editing.
- writing and the new technology.
- formal and legal considerations.
- understanding your readership.
- constructive feedback, writing groups, tuition.
- finding publishing outlets.
- commercial publishing, self-publishing.
- marketing, reviews, publicity.
