<P><B>In this updated and expanded edition, Stewart Ferris uses his industry know-how to give you all the tips, tricks, and inside knowledge one needs to become a successful writer, covering all types of writing from books to scripts and beyond </B></P><P>This accessible and informative guide is packed with advice to equip writers with the skills they need to launch a writing career including using their "voice" as their USP, learning to love criticism, surprising solutions to writer's block, avoiding submission blunders, and using e-publishing to sell work. This book tackles both problems: it gets one writing, easily and painlessly guiding them through the process and divulges industry secrets that will help raise the quality of one's work to a professional level.