https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20AUTHORSHIP&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Authorship%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5743348&CF=BIB This bestselling Writers' & Artists' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts. Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on: - submitting to agents and publishers - writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats - poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration - marketing and self-publishing - legal and financial information - writing prizes and festivals. Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV, radio and videogames. If you want to find a literary or illustration agent or publisher, would like to self-publish or to crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you. This bestselling Writers' & Artists' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts. Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on: - submitting to agents and publishers - writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats - poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration - marketing and self-publishing - legal and financial information - writing prizes and festivals. Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV, radio and videogames. If you want to find a literary or illustration agent or publisher, would like to self-publish or to crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you.<br />One hundred and eighteenth edition<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Yearbooks, 2024.<br />816 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br />Queens Crescent Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - On order<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5486974&CF=BIB A delightfully unique blend of storytelling and memoir, packed full of literary anecdote and insight from the author's own experience, as well as that of other writers and poets, 'The Writing School' is a moving and often very funny book about why people write, as well as being a uniquely generous masterclass on the art of writing itself. A delightfully unique blend of storytelling and memoir, packed full of literary anecdote and insight from the author's own experience, as well as that of other writers and poets, 'The Writing School' is a moving and often very funny book about why people write, as well as being a uniquely generous masterclass on the art of writing itself.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>France, Miranda, 1966-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Corsair, 2023.<br />224 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.042 - Available - 30111069573680<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5516067&CF=BIB A thrillingly provocative investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy.and who the Bard might really be. The theory that Shakespeare may not have written the works that bear his name is the most horrible, vexed, unspeakable subject in the history of English literature. Writers and thinkers who've considered the evidence - from Walt Whitman to Sigmund Freud to Supreme Court justices - have long suspected someone else behind plays such as 'Hamlet' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. And while Shakespeare professors admit that the Bard's biography is a 'black hole,' to doubt the god of English literature is unacceptable, even (some say) 'immoral' - a sordid conspiracy theory. A thrillingly provocative investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy.and who the Bard might really be. The theory that Shakespeare may not have written the works that bear his name is the most horrible, vexed, unspeakable subject in the history of English literature. Writers and thinkers who've considered the evidence - from Walt Whitman to Sigmund Freud to Supreme Court justices - have long suspected someone else behind plays such as 'Hamlet' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. And while Shakespeare professors admit that the Bard's biography is a 'black hole,' to doubt the god of English literature is unacceptable, even (some say) 'immoral' - a sordid conspiracy theory.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Winkler, Elizabeth (Journalist)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.<br />xi, 399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 822.33 - Onloan - Due: 21 May 2024 - 30111069599024<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5525062&CF=BIB The latest edition of the bestselling guide to all you need to know about how to get published, is packed full of advice, inspiration and practical information. 'Writers' & Artists' Yearbook' has been guiding writers and illustrators on the best way to present their work, how to navigate the world of publishing and ways to improve their chances of success, for over 110 years. It is equally relevant for writers of novels and non-fiction, poems and scripts and for those writing for children, YA and adults and covers works in print, digital and audio formats. The latest edition of the bestselling guide to all you need to know about how to get published, is packed full of advice, inspiration and practical information. 'Writers' & Artists' Yearbook' has been guiding writers and illustrators on the best way to present their work, how to navigate the world of publishing and ways to improve their chances of success, for over 110 years. It is equally relevant for writers of novels and non-fiction, poems and scripts and for those writing for children, YA and adults and covers works in print, digital and audio formats.<br />One hundred and seventeenth edition / editor, Alysoun Owen.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Yearbooks, 2023.<br />xiv, 802 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069556388<br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 / REF - Available - 30111069556925<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069558228<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069557451<br />Queens Crescent Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069558442<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069557170<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069556693<br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069557709<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5575001&CF=BIB This is a compendium of poetry prompts from Joseph Coelho (Children's Laureate 2022-2024). Each fun and engaging prompt for writing a poem helps children discover how to write poems and then read them out loud. This is a book to build confidence and literacy skills through channeling children's imaginations. This is a book for the whole family to enjoy, bright, cheerful but cool illustrations will appeal to children of all primary ages. This is a compendium of poetry prompts from Joseph Coelho (Children's Laureate 2022-2024). Each fun and engaging prompt for writing a poem helps children discover how to write poems and then read them out loud. This is a book to build confidence and literacy skills through channeling children's imaginations. This is a book for the whole family to enjoy, bright, cheerful but cool illustrations will appeal to children of all primary ages.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Coelho, Joseph<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wide Eyed Editions, 2023.<br />63 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />Queens Crescent Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.1 - On order<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5593721&CF=BIB Ever wanted to make your own picture book? Award-winning author Elys Dolan shows you how - with the help of her very enthusiastic assistant, Bert. From finding a brilliant idea to using colour and space to tell your story, this entertaining guide is packed with activities, tips and jokes. Find inspiration, grab your pens and pencils, and get making. Ever wanted to make your own picture book? Award-winning author Elys Dolan shows you how - with the help of her very enthusiastic assistant, Bert. From finding a brilliant idea to using colour and space to tell your story, this entertaining guide is packed with activities, tips and jokes. Find inspiration, grab your pens and pencils, and get making.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dolan, Elys<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Walker Books Ltd, 2023.<br />44 unnumbered pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />Queens Crescent Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 002 - On order<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5618318&CF=BIB If you want to be a writer, then you'd better be ready to hurl yourself at the door. That's the message from Stephen Marche in this irresistibly droll broadside. Perseverance, in the teeth of rejection, forms the essence of a writer's life. It's what it takes, so no whining. Even the greatest of writers grapple with failure. Marche's provocative, often very funny vignettes range through literary history from Samuel Johnson ('broke as f*ck') to Jane Austen's lacklustre publishing deals, to Dostoevsky facing mock-execution. The trick is to endure. As James Baldwin famously exhorts us: 'Write. Find a way to keep alive and write.' If you want to be a writer, then you'd better be ready to hurl yourself at the door. That's the message from Stephen Marche in this irresistibly droll broadside. Perseverance, in the teeth of rejection, forms the essence of a writer's life. It's what it takes, so no whining. Even the greatest of writers grapple with failure. Marche's provocative, often very funny vignettes range through literary history from Samuel Johnson ('broke as f*ck') to Jane Austen's lacklustre publishing deals, to Dostoevsky facing mock-execution. The trick is to endure. As James Baldwin famously exhorts us: 'Write. Find a way to keep alive and write.'<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Marche, Stephen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Sort Of Books, 2023.<br />128 pages ; 18 cm<br /><br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 30111069721891<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5171700&CF=BIB Why do we want to write and what stops us? How does the urge to express ourselves fight with the worry that no-one will care or that we will get in trouble? How do we identify and overcome everything that gets in our way so we can start making work? Author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle all this and more in 'Write It All Down', a guide to putting your life on the page. Why do we want to write and what stops us? How does the urge to express ourselves fight with the worry that no-one will care or that we will get in trouble? How do we identify and overcome everything that gets in our way so we can start making work? Author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle all this and more in 'Write It All Down', a guide to putting your life on the page.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rentzenbrink, Cathy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bluebird, 2022.<br />238 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm<br /><br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.06692 - Available - 30111069294154<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.06692 - Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 - 30111069293594<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5288392&CF=BIB The latest edition of the bestselling guide to all you need to know about how to get published, is packed full of advice, inspiration and practical information. 'Writers' & Artists' Yearbook' has been guiding writers and illustrators on the best way to present their work, how to navigate the world of publishing and ways to improve their chances of success, for over 110 years. It is equally relevant for writers of novels and non-fiction, poems and scripts and for those writing for children, YA and adults and covers works in print, digital and audio formats. The latest edition of the bestselling guide to all you need to know about how to get published, is packed full of advice, inspiration and practical information. 'Writers' & Artists' Yearbook' has been guiding writers and illustrators on the best way to present their work, how to navigate the world of publishing and ways to improve their chances of success, for over 110 years. It is equally relevant for writers of novels and non-fiction, poems and scripts and for those writing for children, YA and adults and covers works in print, digital and audio formats.<br />One hundred and sixteenth edition / editor, Alysoun Owen.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2022.<br />xii, 817 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069458221<br />Queens Crescent Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069456928<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069458494<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069455482<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5346379&CF=BIB In this engaging book, the bestselling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing. In this engaging book, the bestselling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Murakami, Haruki, 1949-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harvill Secker, 2022.<br />xi, 208 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 895.636 - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 30111069508165<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4959830&CF=BIB This accessible and engaging text covering sketch, sitcom and comedy drama, alongside improvisation and stand-up, brings together a panoply of tools and techniques for creating short and long-form comedy narratives for live performance, TV and online. This accessible and engaging text covering sketch, sitcom and comedy drama, alongside improvisation and stand-up, brings together a panoply of tools and techniques for creating short and long-form comedy narratives for live performance, TV and online.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Head, Chris<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2021.<br />224 pages<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.20523 - Available - 30111069540598<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5122657&CF=BIB The latest edition of the bestselling guide to all you need to know about how to get published, is packed full of advice, inspiration and practical information. 'Writers' & Artists' Yearbook' has been guiding writers and illustrators on the best way to present their work, how to navigate the world of publishing and ways to improve their chances of success, for over 110 years. It is equally relevant for writers of novels and non-fiction, poems and scripts and for those writing for children, YA and adults and covers works in print, digital and audio formats. The latest edition of the bestselling guide to all you need to know about how to get published, is packed full of advice, inspiration and practical information. 'Writers' & Artists' Yearbook' has been guiding writers and illustrators on the best way to present their work, how to navigate the world of publishing and ways to improve their chances of success, for over 110 years. It is equally relevant for writers of novels and non-fiction, poems and scripts and for those writing for children, YA and adults and covers works in print, digital and audio formats.<br />One hundred and fifteenth edition / editor, Alysoun Owen.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2021.<br />ix, 806 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069250438<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069249018<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069249133<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069248713<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5157782&CF=BIB A little book full of words and phrases inspired by Roald Dahl's stories of fantabulous animals, frightswiping creatures and beastliness! Packed with bewildering words and fun ideas, it is the perfect inspiration gift to help children get writing creatively and build their confidence with words. A little book full of words and phrases inspired by Roald Dahl's stories of fantabulous animals, frightswiping creatures and beastliness! Packed with bewildering words and fun ideas, it is the perfect inspiration gift to help children get writing creatively and build their confidence with words.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Woodward, Kay<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.<br />64 pages : illustrations<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 30111069270329<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 30111069269461<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 30111069268539<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5157783&CF=BIB A little book full of words and phrases all about food from the delunctuous to the yucksome! Packed with toothsome wordy snippets and fun ideas from Roald Dahl's brilliant stories and characters, it is the perfect inspiration gift to help children get writing creatively and build their confidence with words. A little book full of words and phrases all about food from the delunctuous to the yucksome! Packed with toothsome wordy snippets and fun ideas from Roald Dahl's brilliant stories and characters, it is the perfect inspiration gift to help children get writing creatively and build their confidence with words.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Woodward, Kay<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.<br />64 pages : illustrations<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 30111069269990<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 30111069269164<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4755166&CF=BIB The exceptional talents behind some of the nation's best-loved books - from The Gruffalo to The BFG, We're Going on a Bear Hunt to the Charlie and Lola series - the Children's Laureates are the perfect ambassadors for children's literature. This gift anthology marks 20 wonderful years of the Laureateship, with stories, poems and pictures by all ten former honourees. Among others, Quentin Blake tells the stories behind his pictures of weird and wonderful beasts, Michael Morpurgo draws on childhood memories for a moving wartime tale and Michael Rosen plays with language and shapes in his witty, read-aloud poems. Each contribution is designed to inspire children to create their own work, and is accompanied by a note from the authors - rare insights from the finest talent in the world of children's books. The exceptional talents behind some of the nation's best-loved books - from The Gruffalo to The BFG, We're Going on a Bear Hunt to the Charlie and Lola series - the Children's Laureates are the perfect ambassadors for children's literature. This gift anthology marks 20 wonderful years of the Laureateship, with stories, poems and pictures by all ten former honourees. Among others, Quentin Blake tells the stories behind his pictures of weird and wonderful beasts, Michael Morpurgo draws on childhood memories for a moving wartime tale and Michael Rosen plays with language and shapes in his witty, read-aloud poems. Each contribution is designed to inspire children to create their own work, and is accompanied by a note from the authors - rare insights from the finest talent in the world of children's books.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Walker Books and Subsidiaries in association with BookTrust, 2020.<br />79 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cm<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.068 - Available - 30111069109857<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.068 - Available - 30111069110434<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.068 - Available - 30111069109584<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4866760&CF=BIB Packed with practical advice, guidance, and inspiration about all aspects of the writing process, this is the essential resource on how to get published. Packed with practical advice, guidance, and inspiration about all aspects of the writing process, this is the essential resource on how to get published.<br />One hundred and fourteenth edition / editor, Alysoun Owen.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2020.<br />x, 822 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111069143203<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4927211&CF=BIB A straight-talking writing guide for people who want to write a novel but don't know how to begin. It asks all the important questions and gives a host of reassuring answers that demonstrate that anyone can write a novel - even you! A straight-talking writing guide for people who want to write a novel but don't know how to begin. It asks all the important questions and gives a host of reassuring answers that demonstrate that anyone can write a novel - even you!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Askew, Claire, 1986-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Teach Yourself, 2020.<br />224 pages ; 22 cm<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.3 - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 30111069176427<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.3 - Available - 30111069176849<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4544221&CF=BIB Writing finally has its own agony aunt in bestselling author, Ally Carter. Always wanted to write? Not sure how to begin, or what to do with tricky characters or pesky plotlines? Ask Ally! Ally Carter is the internationally bestselling author of 'Gallagher Girls,' 'Embassy Row' and 'Heist Society.' Known for her gripping plots and adventures that combine danger and glamour in equal measure, Ally knows how to write brilliant books for teen and YA readers. Now Ally and her author friends want to help you write the book you've always dreamed of. Part agony aunt, part writing guru, this writing guide is thoughtful, witty and best of all, useful. Writing finally has its own agony aunt in bestselling author, Ally Carter. Always wanted to write? Not sure how to begin, or what to do with tricky characters or pesky plotlines? Ask Ally! Ally Carter is the internationally bestselling author of 'Gallagher Girls,' 'Embassy Row' and 'Heist Society.' Known for her gripping plots and adventures that combine danger and glamour in equal measure, Ally knows how to write brilliant books for teen and YA readers. Now Ally and her author friends want to help you write the book you've always dreamed of. Part agony aunt, part writing guru, this writing guide is thoughtful, witty and best of all, useful.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Carter, Ally<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orchard, 2019.<br />326 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.3 - Available - 30111068923704<br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - J 808.3 - Available - 30111068923225<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4590232&CF=BIB Packed with practical advice, guidance, and inspiration about all aspects of the writing process, this is the essential resource on how to get published. Packed with practical advice, guidance, and inspiration about all aspects of the writing process, this is the essential resource on how to get published.<br />One hundred and thirteenth edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2019.<br />xiv, 817 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111068956092<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111068956506<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4602905&CF=BIB Stories are incredibly powerful so if you become a writer, be careful. Your book could change the world. Caroline Lawrence shares her best tips in this illustrated guide to creative writing and storytelling for readers and writers aged 9+. Stories are incredibly powerful so if you become a writer, be careful. Your book could change the world. Caroline Lawrence shares her best tips in this illustrated guide to creative writing and storytelling for readers and writers aged 9+.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lawrence, Caroline<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Piccadilly Press, 2019.<br />175 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.3 - Available - 30111068964658<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 808.3 - Available - 30111068964286<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4603421&CF=BIB Advanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few. A symphony can be widely appreciated, but created only by a genius. Good writing, however, can be written (and read) by anyone if we give it the gift of our time. And a sentence might be as near as many of us will get to orchestrating beauty. Enter universally praised historian Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, 'First You Write a Sentence' is his unpedantic explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace. Advanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few. A symphony can be widely appreciated, but created only by a genius. Good writing, however, can be written (and read) by anyone if we give it the gift of our time. And a sentence might be as near as many of us will get to orchestrating beauty. Enter universally praised historian Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, 'First You Write a Sentence' is his unpedantic explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Moran, Joe, 1970-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Penguin Books, 2019.<br />229 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.02 - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 30111068992964<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4553318&CF=BIB The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling 'Save the Cat!' story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling 'Save the Cat!' story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brody, Jessica<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>California : Ten Speed Press, [2018]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2018<br />313 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.3 - Available - 30111069527876<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4375241&CF=BIB A guide to markets in all areas of the media, containing information on a huge range of topics including copyright, finance, submitting a manuscript, e-publishing, prizes, and awards. A guide to markets in all areas of the media, containing information on a huge range of topics including copyright, finance, submitting a manuscript, e-publishing, prizes, and awards.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2018.<br />xiv, 802 pages ; 21 cm.<br />Bloomsbury yearbooks<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111068851947<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 808.0205 - Available - 30111068851889<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4434084&CF=BIB Advanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few. A symphony can be widely appreciated, but created only by a genius. Good writing, however, can be written (and read) by anyone if we give it the gift of our time. And a sentence might be as near as many of us will get to orchestrating beauty. Enter universally praised historian Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, 'First You Write a Sentence' is his unpedantic explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace. Advanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few. A symphony can be widely appreciated, but created only by a genius. Good writing, however, can be written (and read) by anyone if we give it the gift of our time. And a sentence might be as near as many of us will get to orchestrating beauty. Enter universally praised historian Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, 'First You Write a Sentence' is his unpedantic explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Moran, Joe, 1970-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Viking, 2018.<br />229 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.02 - Available - 30111068890168<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4479475&CF=BIB 'Wonderbook' is a guide to writing fantasy. This innovative book will take a completely novel approach on a writing guide, fully exploiting the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, rendering, visualizations and exercises that will result in a package that is more than just a guide, but also an inspiring object. 'Wonderbook' is a guide to writing fantasy. This innovative book will take a completely novel approach on a writing guide, fully exploiting the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, rendering, visualizations and exercises that will result in a package that is more than just a guide, but also an inspiring object.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>VanderMeer, Jeff<br />Revised edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Abrams Image, 2018.<br />xix, 355 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm<br /><br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.3 - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 30111069520228<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4176127&CF=BIB This insightful collection is the perfect gift for Michael Morpurgo fans who want to understand how writing works and where stories begin. Revealing essays from Michael about more than twenty of his most popular novels are combined with key extracts from his books along with historical context and illuminating background information from Michael's brother Mark. Illustrations from Michael Foreman, photographs and facsimiles complete the immersive experience. This insightful collection is the perfect gift for Michael Morpurgo fans who want to understand how writing works and where stories begin. Revealing essays from Michael about more than twenty of his most popular novels are combined with key extracts from his books along with historical context and illuminating background information from Michael's brother Mark. Illustrations from Michael Foreman, photographs and facsimiles complete the immersive experience.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Morpurgo, Michael, 1943-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Walker Books, 2017.<br />xi, 370 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - 823.914 - Onloan - Due: 21 Mar 2024 - 30111068653889<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - J823.914 - Available - 30111068652832<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4204788&CF=BIB It's said that everyone has a book inside them. Cal King doesn't have just one though; he's bursting with ideas for everything from children's books to (in his mind) prize-winning novels. Unfortunately for Cal, his ideas are all a bit silly. However, refusing to be deterred by rejections from publishers and agents (or the laughter of his girlfriend) he managed to secure a meeting at a top publisher and arrived at their London offices with a head full of dreams and a folder full of concepts. At the end of the meeting (during which the editor seemed to have the most terrible cough) it was gently suggested that Cal compile his pitches into a collection of 'terrible book ideas' for the joke book market. Slightly hurt by this suggestion, but driven by a desperate and all-consuming need for approval, he agreed. And here it is. It's said that everyone has a book inside them. Cal King doesn't have just one though; he's bursting with ideas for everything from children's books to (in his mind) prize-winning novels. Unfortunately for Cal, his ideas are all a bit silly. However, refusing to be deterred by rejections from publishers and agents (or the laughter of his girlfriend) he managed to secure a meeting at a top publisher and arrived at their London offices with a head full of dreams and a folder full of concepts. At the end of the meeting (during which the editor seemed to have the most terrible cough) it was gently suggested that Cal compile his pitches into a collection of 'terrible book ideas' for the joke book market. Slightly hurt by this suggestion, but driven by a desperate and all-consuming need for approval, he agreed. And here it is.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>King, Cal<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder, 2017.<br />xi, 180 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 828.9202 - Available - 30111068674661<br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 828.9202 - Available - 30111068675213<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4216743&CF=BIB What made Norman Mailer change from first person to third? Which authors borrowed plots and characters from people they knew? Why did Turgenev envy Tolstoy, and what does that say about how fiction writers create characters? Richard Cohen takes readers on an enchanting journey into the minds, techniques, concerns, tricks and flaws of the world's greatest writers. He reveals how literary legends such as Eliot, Dickens, Woolf, Amis, King and Morrison grappled with problems, questioned themselves and occasionally changed their minds to dramatic effect as they created the stories we love. What made Norman Mailer change from first person to third? Which authors borrowed plots and characters from people they knew? Why did Turgenev envy Tolstoy, and what does that say about how fiction writers create characters? Richard Cohen takes readers on an enchanting journey into the minds, techniques, concerns, tricks and flaws of the world's greatest writers. He reveals how literary legends such as Eliot, Dickens, Woolf, Amis, King and Morrison grappled with problems, questioned themselves and occasionally changed their minds to dramatic effect as they created the stories we love.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cohen, Richard, 1947-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Oneworld, 2017.<br />xx, 323 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.3 - Available - 30111068668655<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 808.3 - In-transit from Kentish Town Library to Swiss Cottage Library (Set: 09 Oct 2021) - 30111068668333<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4228627&CF=BIB From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention. A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic - its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book, one of our culture's beloved artists offers a detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations, and unexpected connections. From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention. A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic - its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book, one of our culture's beloved artists offers a detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations, and unexpected connections.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Smith, Patti<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.<br />93 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 19 cm.<br />Why I write<br /><br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 818.609 SMIT - Available - 30111044529682<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3795818&CF=BIB What is a primary source? How does it compare to other types of sources? Even the youngest learners need to know the difference. Straightforward text and clear photographs give readers the tools they need to learn about primary sources and media literacy. What is a primary source? How does it compare to other types of sources? Even the youngest learners need to know the difference. Straightforward text and clear photographs give readers the tools they need to learn about primary sources and media literacy.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Clapper, Nikki Bruno<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Raintree, [2016]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2016<br />24 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 x 29 cm.<br />Media literacy for kids<br />Pebble plus<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - J 808.02 - Available - 30111068300267<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Childrens Non Fiction - J808.02 - Available - 30111068300283<br />