How To Be A Writer: The definitive guide to getting published and making a living from writing - Softcover

O'Reilly, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749954051 ISBN 13: 9780749954055

Publisher: Piatkus, 2013

Synopsis

How To Be a Writer is a comprehensive guide to the career of writing from experienced writer and creative writing tutor Sally O'Reilly.
The book will cover questions such as: If you want to be a writer, should you invest in a creative writing course? If so, which one? Are writing groups a good thing? What grants, awards and prizes are available to the aspiring writer? How should you plan your career in the long term?
It will also feature an introduction from Fay Weldon - 'Why I wish I'd read this book when I was 25' - and will include comments and case studies from other established authors, agents and industry experts.
How To Be a Writer will include everything that a writer needs to know about running their own career, from choosing an agent to café scribbling, and from filing a tax return to flirting with the literati and will be an essential reference book for any author who takes their work seriously.

About this title

About the Author

Sally O'Reilly is the author of two novels and has freelanced for the Guardian, Sunday Times, Evening Standard and New Scientist, specialising in careers. She is also a creative writing tutor with the Open University and Brunel University.

From the Back Cover

'An invaluable companion for anyone setting out as a writer' A.L. Kennedy, author of Day

Do you dream of making a career out of your writing skills but feel unsure about where to start? There are hundreds of books that will take you through the writing process or provide advice about how to get your work published, but none that explains how to transform your talent into a long-term career.

In How to Be a Writer Sally O'Reilly draws on her own experience as a novelist and creative writing tutor to offer down-to-earth advice about everything from finding a flexible day job to negotiating the changing landscape of the publishing industry.

Introduced by Fay Weldon and including comments and case studies from other established authors, agents and industry experts, this is the definitive reference book for any author.

Edition details

• Publisher: Piatkus
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749954051
• ISBN 13: 9780749954055
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256