Harry Bingham has authored five novels for HarperCollins and two non-fiction titles with 4th Estate. He has signed a three book crime series deal with Orion. He was included in WHS Fresh Talent Promotion, was shortlisted for WHS's Thumping Good Read Award, and longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin International Literary Prize. He is author of the Writers and Artists Yearbook Guide to Getting Published, writes for national newspapers, is the founder of the Writers' Workshop and editorial consultancy service.

This book is all about writing for publication. How to plan, create and edit work that will sell. How to write a book that you'll be proud of- and which might yet launch you on a new career.

Crammed with examples (positive and negative) from successful authors, this essential guide is for writers of every genre: fiction and narrative non-fiction, literary and commercial, adults and children. This guide tells you how to:

- Understand your market

- Plan your novel or memoir

- Develop strong, empathetic characters

- Structure and maintain a compelling plot

- Ensure that your prose style is strong enough to carry your story

- Polish your work until it shines

This book will tell you how to write novels and narrative non-fiction for publication. It teaches the core skills of story-telling: story, character, prose style, and a whole host of attendant tools that you'll need in order to be successful and to please your agent, publisher and audience.