From the author: As a writing coach I set out to write How to Write - Right! with the attitude that this is to be the best book on writing to emerge in years. I have tried to give you as wide a view as possible of writing skill, technology in writing, working with creativity, publishing, self-publishing, marketing your book and many more topics. The book is also aimed at people who have a need to communicate by the written word, in the form of emails, reports and letters - which is everyone.
In order to provide this overview, I have sacrificed depth of material. This book can guide you to being a very good writer, but it will not make you a great writer. For this, you will need to broaden your knowledge by reading books that specialise in subjects like the writing of novels, characterisation and many more.
I have written the book from a writer's point of view, as I am a writer. i also weigh in with my knowledge as a publisher. This means I will teach you writing skills and about publishing and self-publishing. I will also show you how to avoid the common mistakes that most 'would be' writers make when they submit a manuscript to a publisher.
I also focus on the most important component that most books on writing ignore - you - that your writing is an extension of who you are.
Some may describe their life with the aid of a pen, others see their life as a result of what their pen has told them!
This is not a book of words that you read once and put down, it is more of a course, and so I encourage you to work through the various exercises, sample writings and journaling. All are designed to assist you to emerge at the other end of this book as a competent writer.
I once read that if you read 67 books on a given subject, you would have the equivalent knowledge of a PhD on that subject. I believe that if you read this one book on writing, you will have most of the tools required to write in almost any format.
Lastly, I can't teach about writing, without teaching about life and our connection to it. I can't teach without love, nor can I teach without spirit.
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