An updated and expanded edition of this guide for authors. Michael Legat was Editorial Director of Corgi Books and then of Cassell. Since 1978 he has been a full-time author, publishers' consultant and lecturer.
Michael Legat Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Michael Legat byl zasvěcený redaktor a autor, jehož celoživotní práce byla spojena s vydavatelstvím. Po dlouhé a úspěšné kariéře v předních nakladatelstvích se rozhodl věnovat psaní naplno. Jeho romány a vysoce ceněné příručky pro autory čerpají z hlubokého porozumění literárnímu řemeslu. Jeho dílo zanechalo nesmazatelnou stopu v britském literárním světě.
How to Write Historical Novels
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The historical novel, a firm favourite with the reading public, is a genre which attracts many writers. Here is a practical and easy-to-follow guide, written with expertise and authority, for any author who wants to work in this field. It covers the subject in considerable depth, examining construction, characterisation, research, the techniques of story-telling, and dialogue, and it contains helpful tips on conveying a sense of period. Finally, it suggests the best way of finding a publisher for the finished work.
Written by the author of An Author's Guide to Publishing, this guide to the craft of writing contains advice and tips. It includes chapters that cover such aspects of writing as the novel, short stories, non-fiction, articles, poetry, plays, radio and television scripts - even children's books. It also looks at how to prepare a typescript.