Caroline Taggart is author of the bestselling I Used to Know That and co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?). She has worked in publishing for over 30 years. She is a regular speaker at literary festivals, and is frequently invited to appear on radio and television. She lives in London.

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• Introduction; 1 BASIC TOOLKIT; Becoming a writer: Ideas, Planning, Plot, Character, Style; Getting published: What an editor is looking for, The publishing house and process, Contracts and legal, The financial side, Publicity and marketing, Agents, The UK book trade; 2 CONTACTS TOOLKIT; Glossary of publishing terms; UK and Irish novel publishers; UK and Irish literary agents; Useful resources: Organisations, Groups and clubs, Writers online, Education, Competitions, Festivals and conferences; Index.