How To Be A Writer

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An invaluable companion for anyone setting out as a writer. We all need all the help we can get and there's a good deal of help right here A.L. Kennedy, author of DAY This is a brilliantly informative book, packed full of facts and no-nonsense advice! Sally has written an indispensable bible for any would-be writer Dotti Irving, Chief Executive, Colman Getty How to Be a Writer is witty, wise and superbly well informed. Sally O'Reilly offers a sharp survey of our literary and publishing landscapes, and also, generously, drawns on her own experience as a writer. She knows the pitfalls. She knows the joys. This is the book I wish I'd had when I was starting to publish. No new writer should be without it Dr Alison Macleod, Professor of Contemporary Fiction, University of Chichester ... this sensible manual covers topics such as "time management" (I wish), choosing a degree course (if you think you need one), dealing with publishers and contracts, "networking", having a day job, writing online, and ... provides illuminating capsule interviews with authors, publishers and agents ... -- Steven Poole's non-fiction choice Guardian