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Write Copy, Make Money

  • Author: Andy Maslen
  • Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Business
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Solid advice on how to build a successful freelance copywriting business, or any other kind to be perfectly honest.

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The Fundamentals of Creative Advertising

  • Author: Ken Burtenshaw, Nik Mahon and Caroline Barfoot
  • Publisher: AVA Publishing
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A great, hands on book on how adverts are made. From brief to release…

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Guitar (2nd Edition)

  • Author: Frederick Noad
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Frederick Noad has been playing, teaching and writing for the guitar for some time, so he’s in a good position to pass on his knowledge in this addition to the ‘The Idiot’s Guide…’ series. The book is well laid out, easy to read and understand, and most importantly of all gets you playing some very [...]

Writing Dialogue

  • Author: Tom Chiarella
  • Publisher: Story Press
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  • Reviewed by: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
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Writing Dialogue has convinced me that even experienced writers should massage their technique by reading a good book by an expert, preferably someone who teaches at a credible university like author Tom Chiarella at least once a quarter. Like a good rubdown refreshes cranky old bones, such a habit will rejuvenate perspective and technique. For [...]

The Frugal Book Promoter: How to do what your publisher won’t

  • Author: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
  • Publisher: Star Publish
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  • Reviewed by: Marilyn Peake
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I read The Frugal Book Promoter: How to do what your publisher won’t by Carolyn Howard-Johnson like one reads a mystery novel. The Frugal Book Promoter came into my life at a very good time. Experiencing growing success with my first published novel, The Fisherman’s Son, I was about to embark on the promotion of [...]

How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way

  • Author: Stan Lee and John Buscema
  • Publisher: Titan Books
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How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way introduces some of the ideas and concepts involved in drawing and more specifically in creating comic books. The type of topics covered include: Tools of the trade Drawing basics Drawing the human figure and more importantly, the super hero! Drawing the human face – male and female Drawing [...]