Michael Legat fu un editore e autore devoto la cui carriera fu profondamente intrecciata con il mondo dell'editoria. Dopo un lungo e proficuo incarico presso importanti case editrici, si dedicò a tempo pieno alla scrittura. I suoi romanzi e le sue apprezzate guide per aspiranti scrittori attingono a una profonda conoscenza del mestiere letterario. I suoi contributi hanno lasciato un segno significativo nel panorama letterario britannico.
Since the previous revision many changes have taken place in the publishing world, not least the abandonment of the Net Book Agreement and the developments in electronic publishing. Good advice as well as a useful account of the publishing process and its structure is presented in this 3rd edition which has been extensively rewritten and reset.
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.