M Legat books & factsheets

WritersServices is privileged to have Michael Legat's excellent series of Factsheets for writers, which were written specially for the site. He is acknowledged as an expert on writing and publishing, and the author of many books for writers.

Michael Legat

Factsheets for writers

WHAT DO PUBLISHERS WANT?
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW
LITERARY AGENTS
RESEARCH
SUBMISSIONS
SPELLING, PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR
PLOTTING THE NOVEL
THE FIRST & LAST PAGES
SHALL I BE FAMOUS? SHALL I BE RICH?
THE QUALITIES THAT MAKE A WRITER
ARTICLES, NON FICTION AND THE MARKET
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
USEFUL TECHNIQUES FOR THE NOVELIST
REVISION
LIBEL
COPYRIGHT
PLAGIARISM & PERMISSIONS
PLR & MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
CONTRACTS

Michael Legat's books for writers

	Plotting the Novel Essential reading for fiction writers
	Writing Your Life Story Which helps you tackle your memoir
	An Author’s Guide to Literary Agents For anyone trying to find an agent
	Revision: An Author's Guide Shows you exactly how to go about it
	Understanding Publishers’ Contracts Covers publishers’ contracts from the author’s point of view
	The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Intended for the many would-be authors who want to improve their chances of publication
	Non-Fiction Books: A Writer’s Guide Packed with constructive and practical advice.
	Writing for a Living For those who make their living as professional writers.

Resources for writers

M Legat books & factsheets

The website for writers

WritersServices has over 1300 pages

To help you find

Search

Contents

Software reviews

Book reviews

Agent listing

Inside Publishing

Factsheets

Links

Health & Safety

Education resources

Self-publishers cost estimates

Magazine

Michael Legat's

Factsheets for WritersServices

& his many books for writers

Factsheets for writers