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Newest Review: ... gathered by this time that the novel was about a young woman who had got married and had children, but was missing her single life. Sounded an interesting and humorous read, something a lot of us can identify with. TIME TO WRITE The interviewer asked the author how she had managed to fit in her writing with her busy schedule, he also asked how long it had taken her to write the novel. Her reply was it had taken around nine months to complete. I did wonder if she had written it while waiting for the birth of a baby, while she hd free time. And did she take the advice always given to writers "write something everyday" and how l... more

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Novelist: Who do you know in the publishing world? (950 words)
by - written on 20/08/07 (Very useful, 132 readings)
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QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING As this topic is listed under the careers section, I am wondering what advice would be given to a would-be novelist? Be good at English, imaginative, computer literate with good word processing skills. I would say these are the basics that would be needed. Perhaps a creative writing course of study would also be useful. But would this lead to a job as a novelist? Difficult to answer isn't it. However, read on for my own thoughts on the subject. RADIO INTERVIEW Whilst driving I was listening to the radio and they were interviewing a novelist who had just written her first book. Unfortunately I tuned in too late ... Read the complete review

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by - written on 17/09/02
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Writers Handbook 2002 - Advantages: Lists of agents, magazines and publishers, Informative, Well laid out - Disadvantages: Its updates each year, so you have to keep forking out the money, Bit bulky

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