About Writing and How to Publish. Cathy Glass

      

      

      Damaged

      Hidden

      Cut

      The Saddest Girl in the World

      Happy Kids

      The Girl in the Mirror

      I Miss Mummy

      Mummy Told Me Not to Tell

      My Dad’s a Policeman (a Quick Reads novel)

      Run, Mummy, Run

      The Night the Angels Came

      Happy Adults

      A Baby’s Cry

      Happy Mealtimes for Kids

      Another Forgotten Child

      Please Don’t Take My Baby

      Will You Love Me?

      

       Cover

       Title Page

       Acknowledgements

       Introduction

       The Author

       SECTION ONE: ABOUT WRITING

       Why Write?

       Writing Routine

       Revising Your Work

       Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

       Computer Skills

       Layout and Structure

       Editing Agencies

       Creative Writing Courses

       Writing Groups

       SECTION TWO: WHAT TO WRITE?

       Articles

       Poetry

       Short Stories

       Diaries

       Memoirs

       Biography

       Non-Fiction

       Novels

       Plays

       Children’s Books

       Ghostwriting

       SECTION THREE: PUBLISHING

       Agents and Publishers

       Submission Guidelines: General

       Submission Guidelines: Specific Genres

       Promoting Your Book

       SECTION FOUR: SELF-PUBLISHING

       Independent Presses

       Print on Demand (POD)

       E-books

       Distribution, Marketing and Promotion

       SAMPLE PROPOSAL

       Useful Resources

       Cathy Glass

       Copyright

       About the Publisher

      A big thank-you to my readers for insisting that I write this book. It is one I have wanted to write for some years, but it took my readers’ encouragement to make me find the time.

      My thanks – as always – to my editor Holly, my literary agent Andrew and to Carole, Vicky, Laura, Hannah, Virginia and all the team at HarperCollins. I certainly couldn’t have done it without you!

      I receive many emails asking for advice on writing, and many of those I’ve helped have gone on to publish their work.