Education Resources

WritersServices Education Resource Centre has been produced to help those providing writing courses. There are nearly 80 pages formatted ready for use as handouts or in course material.

The simple format is designed to make it easy for you to print on A4 sized paper. You can view the material fully formatted for your web browser in the main site.

Condition of use

You may make copies of the pages for educational purposes. If you wish to alter the format or extract from the material, please complete the form to apply for permission. This will normally be granted free of charge.

The material is the copyright of the authors and WritersServices. The copyright notice must be acknowledged by leaving the notice included on each page.

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Contents

We have enlisted the help of a number of distinguished writers and publishing figures to develop our Writers' Resources. This part of the site is building into a massive resource base for writers.

Michael Legat's Factsheets

A former publisher, novelist and author of twelve books on writing, Michael Legat has produced for WritersServices a series of specially commissioned information-packed factsheets, which cover the essentials for writers.

Inside Publishing

A series of nineteen articles written by Chris Holifield, which explains the inside workings of the publishing business.

Getting Published

Writers Services Self-publishing offers a print on demand design and production service and a marketing service. This collection of forty-five articles explains how to prepare, publish and market a book. It includes many of the legal as well as the technical aspects of publication.

Quality v Quantity on the Internet

There is a wealth of material but how to your locate it and assess its authority. The invisible web looks at the vast resource you cannot find even using advanced search techniques. Some sites that might be useful for writers are listed.

Health Hazards

Writer's cramp and eye problems plagued writers of previous generations. As writers now spend a lot of time at their computer there are new risks, which this series investigates.

Some technical tips that might help writers

• How to use the tracking facility in MS Word to compare and correct documents
• Some useful keystrokes listed to save you time and frustration
• If you want to keep your work secret, this article is worth reading
• There are many ways to keep the cost of computers and printing low

Other advice for writers

• Preparing for criticism
• Finding an agent
• How to Make it through the Slush-pile
• Computing is changing words

There are other useful educational sections

• Writers' Magazine adds writers' resources each month. This includes News Review and Comment features
• Bob Ritchie files his witty report on the diverse routes he is following towards publication. His Journal of a Virtually Unpublished Writer.
• WritersForum
  
  • Contains various Discussion Groups
  • WritersShowcase, where you can post your work.
  • Access to some large data sets

Please contact us with any suggestions for writers' resources.