Barry Turner

Advantages: Very Comprehensive
Disadvantages: spoilt for choice

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Advantages: The best of its kind
Disadvantages: None

...The book costs £13.99 but can be bought for less at Amazon. This review is on the current edition of this book. To borrow a phrase form the world of dog shows, The writer's Handbook is indeed the 'best of breed.' There are other books that contain similar information to The Writer's Handbook but the Writer's Handbook is definitely by far and away the best there is available in the UK. It is edited by Barry Turner and it is billed on the cover as being: "The complete guide for all writers, journalists, publishers, editors, agents, scriptwriters and broadcasters." And, indeed, that is exactly what this book is. There's nearly 860 pages and the book is easy to use as it is made up of easy to use sections. UK publishers. This is the first section and it contains contact details of hundreds of publishers throughout the UK. It has full... Read review

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Advantages: Very informative. A detailed account of everything needed to write.
Disadvantages: A couple of specialist articles that readers may find irrelevant.

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