So You Want To Be A Writer

So, You Want to be a Writer?

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So, you want to be a writer? You’ve come to the right place!

Ian Carroll is an author of both fiction and non-fiction. Having written books that were published, self-published, and some of which never even left his desk drawer, Ian has fully experienced the writer’s journey, and he now wishes to share it with new writers. Indeed, one of his books was a 2019 Daily Mail book of the week.

Aside from books, he has also written plays – both originals and adaptations – that have been performed at some of the biggest theatres in the UK, as well as writing screenplays for the big screen. Join Ian as he details his 30-year writing career and the lessons he has learned along the way.

This book contains advice and encouragement, helpful tips and commentary, about what it is to be – and to want to be – a writer.

So, You Want to be a Writer covers a wide range of topics and discusses different genres, formats for writing, how to overcome obstacles, and explores the many avenues that will hopefully lead you to success. Short, succinct chapters cover areas such as: How to get a Publisher; Copyright; Self-Publishing; Adapting Books; Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction; Agents; and much more.

We are not writers unless we sit down and write, and this book offers all the support you need.

So you want to be a writer? Let’s do it!

Table of Contents

  1. THE WRITING GAME
  2. MONEY VERSUS ART
  3. TO BE A WRITER
  4. THE OPTIONS
  5. MY CREDENTIALS
  6. STARTING OUT
  7. FEEDBACK
  8. WRITING COURSES
  9. WRITING QUALIFICATIONS
  10. PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
  11. THE STORYTELLER’S CRAFT
  12. JOSEPH CAMPBELL
  13. HOW TO WRITE A PLAY
  14. THE PLAYWRIGHT AS PRODUCER
  15. HOW TO ADAPT A PLAY
  16. FROM WHERE COMES INSPIRATION?
  17. GET YOURSELF ON A SHELF
  18. HOW TO WRITE A BOOK
  19. HOW TO WRITE FICTION
  20. HOW TO WRITE NON-FICTION
  21. HOW TO WRITE A MEMOIR
  22. HOW TO WRITE A BIOGRAPHY
  23. HOW TO WRITE A MANUAL
  24. HOW TO WRITE IN ‘FREE-FLOW’
  25. HOW TO BE A GHOST-WRITER
  26. EACH FORMAT IS A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE
  27. SCREENWRITING. PART ONE
  28. SCREENWRITING. PART TWO
  29. SCREENWRITING. PART THREE
  30. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FILM AND TV WRITING
  31. HOW TO ADAPT A BOOK
  32. OTHER AVENUES
  33. WRITING FOR TELEVISION
  34. THE WRITING DAY
  35. WRITING IS A LONELY BUSINESS
  36. DAYDREAMING. THE BEST PART
  37. HOW TO GET AN AGENT
  38. HOW TO GET A PUBLISHER
  39. SELF-PUBLISHING
  40. LEARN TO TYPE
  41. THE WRITER’S GUILD. YOUR UNION
  42. COPYRIGHT. PROTECT YOURSELF
  43. TWENTY YEARS TO BECOME AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS
  44. SO YOU WANT TO RETIRE EARLY?
  45. MARKETING YOURSELF AND YOUR WORK

Writing a Book – The Writing Day

How to get a publisher

 

Author: Ian Carroll

Published: 18 April 2020 | ISBN-13: 978-1-910773-71-0 | Paperback and eBook formats | £11.99 | 210pp

About the author: Ian Carroll is a Quantity Surveyor with more than two decades’ experience in the construction industry, and a writer whose work ranges well beyond it. His practical, behind-the-scenes career guide, The Quantity Surveyor’s Bible, has become a go-to read for students and professionals entering the field. He is also the author of Israel and Palestine: The Complete History, an accessible narrative account of one of the world’s most enduring conflicts, and So You Want to Be a Writer, drawing on his own experience of the writing life. Alongside his books, Ian is also a playwright.

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Ian Carroll is also the author of

Israel and Palestine Book

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