WRITING FROM LIFE

How to turn your experience into profitable prose

2nd edition

Lynne Hackles

• PRICE £9.99
• EXTENT 192 pages
• BINDING Paperback
• FORMAT 234 x 153 mm
• ISBN 978-1-84528-419-0
• PUB DATE 30th July 2010
• BIC CODE CBV
• CATEGORY Creative Writing
• TERRITORIES World Rights

‘When I found that Lynne, a respected writing coach and author, had written a book on writing, I preordered it at once because I knew it would be special - and it is.’ Reader Review

KEY POINTS

• New edition of this practical and accessible guide – in series branding
• This creative and lively writer’s resource shows how your own personal experiences can provide you with an endless supply of ideas for your writing
• For all writers, of both fiction and non-fiction
• Expert author Lynne Hackles delivers a wealth of winning tips and tools which are equally invaluable for new writers and for those developing their craft
• How to get rid of writers block for good

The first words Lynne Hackles ever sold netted £2. Since then her motto ‘never let truth get in the way of entertainment’ has helped turn hundreds of personal experiences into stories which have sold in the UK and abroad. She leads writing workshops and runs tutorials for a leading correspondence school.

CONTENTS

• 1.Writing and your life
• PART ONE – NON-FICTION
• 2.Easy ways to start
• 3.And my specialist subject is…
• 4.Washing your dirty linen
• 5.Wholesome real life
• 6.Everyone has a book in them
• PART TWO – FICTION
• 7.What is fiction?
• 8.Short stories
• 9.Novels
• 10.Writing for children