Welcome to the Professional Writing Series
An exciting new series aimed at providing instruction for new (or not-so-new) writers on
how to tackle writing stories, novels and non-fiction in a professional manner. The secrets of professional
writing make all the difference, so whether you want to impress editors or publish your own books, everything
you need is here to ensure that your writing has that professional gloss and finish. Help yourself to
success - stand out from the crowd!
HOW TO WRITE
SHORT STORIES
by
DILYS GATER
Including:
The Basics
The Short Story
Secrets of Writing Technique
A Writer at Work
The Commercial Product
HOW TO WRITE SHORT STORIES
tells you everything you need to know about the short story form;
learn how to write successful, well-crafted stories that will grip your readers.
An exciting new series aimed at providing instruction for new (or not-so-new) writers on
how to tackle writing stories, novels and non-fiction in a professional manner. The secrets of professional
writing make all the difference, so whether you want to impress editors or publish your own books, everything
you need is here to ensure that your writing has that professional gloss and finish. Help yourself to
success - stand out from the crowd!
£8.95 + £1.00 P&P (UK)
Publication date: 26 October 2009
Pre-Publication copies available now from
Self Publishing Direct or Anecdotes Publishing
HOW TO WRITE
A NOVEL
by
DILYS GATER
Including:
Basic Groundwork
Crafting Your Novel
The Professional Touch
The Genre Novel
What Makes a Bestseller?
HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL
A comprehensive guide for all who have ever wanted to write a novel, or who have started but failed to finish. Packed full of the know-how and experience of a successful novelist, this guide will see you safely through the writing of your own. So start reading - and start writing!
£8.95 + £1.00 P&P (UK)
Publication date: November 2009
Pre-Publication copies available now from
Self Publishing Direct or Anecdotes Publishing
DILYS GATER: a professional writer for more than 30 years, is the author of over 90 books. A member
of the team that founded Writers News Magazine in the early 1990s, she contributed a regular feature on
fiction-writing, also the manuals for the Writers News Home Study courses on writing Fiction and Short
Stories. She has tutored students of writing on every level, given workshops and lectures. As well as writing
for other publishers, she has since 1989 edited and published books under her own imprint.
'One of the best on both sides of the Atlantic'
Richard Bell, Editor, Writers' News
In preparation: How to Publish a Book & How
to Edit a Book.
