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Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2013 (Writers' and Artists') Paperback – 5 July 2012
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This bestselling guide to all areas of the media, now in its 106th edition, has been completely revised and updated. With 100 articles written by successful authors and publishing insiders, it advises, guides and inspires writers and artists on how to get published.
The 2013 edition includes new articles on, amongst other topics, memoir writing, apps, libraries and contains a wealth of practical information on a huge range of topics including copyright, finance, submitting a manuscript and marketing yourself and your writing.
With nearly 4,500 entries in its up-to-date directory of media contacts, the Yearbook is an in invaluable companion
New articles for 2013 include:
Electronic publishing by Philip Jones
Notes from a successul romantic novelist by Katie Fforde
Writing for the theatre by David Eldridge
Why libraries matter by Maggie Gee
Writing for magazines by Hero Brown
Writing memoir by Irene Graham
The laws of privacy and confidentiality by Keith Schilling
'The one-and-only, indispensable guide to the world of writing' - William Boyd
'Everything you need to know about the business of being a writer' - Lawrence Norfolk
'Even established writers can feel as though they're climbing a mountain. Think of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook as your sherpa' - Ian Rankin
'Full of useful stuff. It answered my every question' - J.K Rowling
'...much, much better than luck' Terry Pratchett
'...like a magic carpet that would carry the writer anywhere' Maeve Binchy
'... the book which magically contains all other books... an entrance ticket to the world you long for' - Fay Weldon
- Print length800 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBloomsbury Yearbooks
- Publication date5 July 2012
- Dimensions14.71 x 3.94 x 20.96 cm
- ISBN-101408157497
- ISBN-13978-1408157497
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- Publisher : Bloomsbury Yearbooks; 106th 2013 ed. edition (5 July 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 800 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1408157497
- ISBN-13 : 978-1408157497
- Dimensions : 14.71 x 3.94 x 20.96 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 1,278,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 779 in Language References
- 1,600 in Authorship Reference
- 4,496 in Almanacs & Yearbooks (Books)
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Truth is, I sold my first short story on first offer-out in 1952, and the same with my first article. Since then I have produced every kind of writing there is, with the exception of professional stage, and even became involved in that as a 'helper'. No, I am not world-famous, and it is by no means all I did to survive financially all these years, but no amount of words ever threw me either. Having also been editor and publisher, I frankly would not want to have to start again, dealing with the many pretentious, frequently obnoxious and clueless 'executives' who now infest publishing and the media.
Truly, there once was a time when Publishers could be fine, helpful, supportive, honourable gentlemen who cared about fine writing, and published material that was impeccably checked for accuracy. Read any recent books without infantile errors in them lately? I would still back the people behind the Writers and Artists Yearbook to care enough to get such things right, even today.
My main hatred and contempt for the successors to those traditional Publishers and Editors lies in the way they have used electronic production to kill off the careers and livelihoods of superb illustrators all a thousand times more creative than they will ever be.
Not long ago a Doctor who yearns to write asked me what I write: I told him that since I would not necessarily bother at all nowadays, I reply not in the 'art and beautieh' mentality so derided by the iconoclastic and incomparable Jack Woodford down the years, (his books are still readily available on Amazon and I think i have most of them) but in pro. writing terms: "What do you want; how many words, by when, what are you paying?' (Not necessarily in that order.)
But, look; I do not need the money; I do not need the creep element in the 21st Century media. Could I write and sell something immediately if I so chose? Of course I could! Any true 'pro' can.
Getting an agent: Impossible? Sorry; but the truth is that I was accepted immediately by a very senior and prestigious New York agent on the strength of early published work. She did not even require sight of the stuff. American 'can-do' applied; their British equivalents now hold endless meetings to 'discuss', it seems to me. That was admittedly half a Century ago, so how it is now I would not know - but the 'impossibility' sentences seem to be set in stone in the Writers and Artists Yearbook. To be fair to the folk at the Yearbook, they probably collide with far more of the new mobsters than I ever shall.
Why then buy the new 2013 edition ? Because it can be invaluable, that's why. No individual can possible research and update all the mass of information and advice it contains. I do not myself now know how the new breed of pretentious decision makers want the stuff presented before they will deign to read it. I DO know that The Old Pals Act, and the Cosy Little Friends Circuit, seem to operate as never before. And I do know how beginners and amateurs (the most insulting word I know, that) stumble and fall over frankly silly doubts about layout and technicalities...
What I will get out of my new 2013 copy delivered this day by Amazon courier, I do not yet know. Heck; I bought a Roget's Thesaurus and some style/usage books about the time of the Boer War, and never needed any of them. But I will say without hesitation that to produce the Yearbook, in such depth and quality, at the Amazon asking price, is a superhuman effort of dedication by people who know! Care, even! And since one commercial sale should more than cover the price, and the secret of writing is, and always was, W R I T E, why deprive yourself of all that mass of knowledge?
And no; I am not airing this comment under any of the various pen-names I have used down the years. Nil desperandum still applies. And if Nil Ilegitibus carborundum ever applied anywhere, it does more so in this context than in almost any other racket I know - and that is many. I wish you luck in trying to check that dog-Latin spelling, because the 'nice' little people who compile reference books do not seem to approve of the phrase. More likely, exemplify it.
By contrast, the Writers and Artists Yearbook can be a true friend in your corner as you seek to punch it out with the pretentious and the obnoxious. Perhaps you CAN write - it is a stone cold certainty that THEY, and Lecturers in Literature, cannot. I am told that is a great loss to Mankind.
Year on year books such as these may not change much but having seen how much more is included now, I've found it invaluable to my work.
Every magazine I thought of was included with guidelines for what they looked out for and whether they accepted unsolicited work. In some cases the fees paid were included and where some information was lacking it was easy to check on websites to fill in the gaps. Good contact details are included.
As usual there's a large section on copyright and libel, lists of prizes and awards plus other useful stuff to help guide the novice or keep the expert up to date.
I bought the yearbook as I am interested in writing for TV. I don't doubt if I was interested in writing a novel then this yearbook would be five stars but when it comes to writing for TV it's probably a 1 or 2 star.
The yearbook is approximately 700 pages and, of that, there is less than 40 pages on the subject of writing for TV (and the TV section also incorporates film and radio). In addition, a few of the courses/websites it recommends were closed down two years ago.
However, what is very disappointing is the lack of coverage on production companies - something that is critical for television writers (arguably more so than agencies). There was no mention of the submission criteria for any production company (not even the big independents), apart from the BBC (which they spent 10 of the 40 pages covering). In fact, after reading the 40 pages, you'll probably have the impression that only the BBC produces TV in this country.
My opinion of the yearbook is they are only paying "lip service" to writing for anything other than books and have made almost no effort to cover writing for other industries. However, I do give it 3 stars as the list of agencies included is comprehensive and this list appears up to date (though, to be fair, I'd spent a day on the Internet and gathered most of this information already).