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Michael Legat (1923–2011)

Auteur van An Author's Guide to Publishing

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Werken van Michael Legat

An Author's Guide to Publishing (1982) 95 exemplaren
Writing for Pleasure and Profit (1986) 85 exemplaren
The Nuts and Bolts of Writing (1989) 21 exemplaren
Plotting the Novel (1992) 18 exemplaren
How to Write Historical Novels (1990) 10 exemplaren
Revision: An Author's Guide (1998) 9 exemplaren
Writing for a Living (2000) 5 exemplaren
Putting on a Play (1984) 4 exemplaren
The Writer's Rights (1995) 4 exemplaren
The Silk Maker (1985) 4 exemplaren
Writing Your Life Story (1999) 2 exemplaren
Mario's Vineyard (1980) 2 exemplaren
The Shapiro Diamond (1984) 2 exemplaren
Michael Legat Writer's Guides (1999) 2 exemplaren
Two's a Crowd (2001) 1 exemplaar
The Pure in Heart (2001) 1 exemplaar
The Prison Within (2001) 1 exemplaar
The Retiring Highwayman (1998) 1 exemplaar
Rehearsal (1999) 1 exemplaar
We Beheld His Glory (1988) 1 exemplaar
The Silver Fountain (1982) 1 exemplaar
The Cast Iron Man (1987) 1 exemplaar
Les Vignes de San Cristobal (1981) 1 exemplaar

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Legat, Michael
Geboortedatum
1923-03-24
Overlijdensdatum
2011-08-15
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
UK
Geboorteplaats
London, England, UK
Plaats van overlijden
Sussex, England, UK
Beroepen
Editorial director
Novelist
Organisaties
Romantic Novelists' Association (Associate Vice-President)
Korte biografie
Michael Legat was born on 24 March 1923 in London, England, UK. He began writing at a very early age. He devoted his career to publishing and also wrote a book for authors. After a long and successful career as Editorial Director of Corgi Books and later of Cassell during 35 years, in 1978 he decided to leave the trade and take up writing full time. In 1980 his first novel, Mario's Vineyard was published and this was followed by a series of other novels and highly-acclaimed how-to books for writers, that its sales currently stand at over 200,000 copies.

Michael Legat remaid heavily involved in the publishing industry, has served on various committees, was the president of two writers' circles and was a associate vice-presidents of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

Michael passed away on 15 August 2011 in Sussex, England.

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The book is divided into three main sections: What to write about, how to write a book, and how to sell a book. The focus is exclusively on non-fiction, but covers a wide variety of topics.

The first section has a good basic introduction about writing non-fiction, followed by a lengthy list of possible genres. The author suggests which ones are more appropriate for beginners. I skimmed over some of the entries. However there was plenty to interest me in other genres.

The middle chapter begins with a guide to planning, with advice on dividing a book into chapters and sections. The author explains about considering one’s audience and about developing a style. None of this was new to me, and references to technology were very dated, but it was interesting nonetheless. The final section, about approaching publishers and/or agents, has some useful advice, but, again, much is out of date.

Overall, the style is readable with some low-key humour in places. Recommended in a low-key way to anyone considering writing non-fiction books. Just ignore the parts that are no longer relevant.
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