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A book which aims to show how writing can be both a pleasurable and a profitable activity. The author offers advice on writing, submitting manuscripts and the requirements of the different markets. Michael Legat was Editorial Director of Corgi Books and then of Cassell.
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Michael Legat was born in London and educated at Whitgift School, Croydon. He joined the publicity and production departments of the Bodley Head in 1941, and apart from three years wartime service in the Navy, stayed there for nine years. In 1952 he was appointed Editorial Director of Corgi Books, following which he held the same position with Cassell & Company. Since 1978 he has been a full-time author, publisher's consultant and lecturer. He has served on the management committee of the Society of Authors, on the Literature Advisory Panel of South East Arts, and as a director of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society and the Copyright Licensing Agency. He is married, and lives in Horsted Keynes.
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- PublisherRobert Hale Ltd
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0709026331
- ISBN 13 9780709026334
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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Book Description tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Creative writing., Authorship., Authorship - Handbooks, manuals, etc., Creative writing - Handbooks, manuals, etc., Authorship - Manuals Hale. London. 1986. [192]p 22cm cased. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial. Idioma Inglés. Includes index . Cubierta deslucida. ISBN: 0709026331; 0709026773 (=2767214=) LP112. Seller Inventory # 2767214
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