Stewart Ferris uses his industry know-how to give you all the tips, tricks and inside knowledge you will need to become a successful writer, covering all types of writing from books to scripts and beyond. This accessible and informative guide is packed with advice to equip you with the skills you need to launch a writing career:

• Find the time and place to write

• Make the most of new technologies

• Maximise your chances of selling your work

So what are you waiting for? Pick up your pen, open your laptop and fire up your imagination. Whichever tools you choose, the time to start is now.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 224

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Publication Date: 07-01-2013

Execution is a gruesomely fascinating account of methods of judicial execution from around the world and through the ages, and includes such hair-raising categories as death by cannibalism, being sewn into an animal's belly and a thousand cuts. In his own darkly humorous style, Geoffrey Abbott describes the instruments used and their effectiveness, and reveals the macabre origins of familiar phrases such as 'gone west' or 'drawn a blank', as well as the jargon of the underworld.
From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, "Execution" answers all the questions you are ever likely to ask, and some you would never want to imagine.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 416

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Publication Date: 05-09-2012

A pocket collection of chat-up lines and devastating put-downs. If you haven't been living in a cave, you will probably have used or been on the receiving end of some of these gems." "

Everything you ever wanted to know about the British but were too polite to ask. \n This awfully helpful illustrated guide contains observations on all the things that make Britain great - from the undying love of a nice cuppa to the ceaseless discussion of the weather.

Losing weight has become the modern woman’s holy grail… everything will be better when we’re thin.

We’re obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet… Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we’ll never win, and which will never make us happy.

The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question?

Bind: paperback

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Publication Date: 03-06-2013

You may never now become a rock star or regain the waist size you had at 18. You have taken a sudden interest in bleeding your radiators and figuring out the best route by road to anywhere in the country.
On the bright side, you can feel smug that you have better grammar than a university student and don’t have to dig out your embarrassing passport photo to get into pubs or buy alcohol.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 111 x 154 mm

Publication Date: 05-08-2013

Your life may now consist of sleeping during sex instead of after it and going to more funerals than weddings. On the bright side, you can get away with making no effort whatsoever to lose weight. And all those charities you gave to – it’s payback time!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 111 x 154 mm

Publication Date: 05-08-2013

Jack brort a cak to school and we all had a pis Captin Cok was a famos exploder I found a spare seal so I quickly sat on it. Children are at their funniest when they are trying to be serious, and their earnest attempts at mastering the English language are a veritable goldmine of unintentional humour, from the charming to the ludicrous, and from the profound to the downright X-rated. Enjoy this side-splitting collection of spelling slip-ups and homework howlers.

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 125 x 175 x 15 mm

Publication Date: 07-09-2009

#Glamourpusses

Everyone is snapping selfies and cats are no exception! From the sublime to the ridiculous, this book collects the best photos of felines who have taken the selfie craze into their own paws. These cute and candid snaps give us a glimpse of our kitties as they see themselves.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 146 x 146 mm

Publication Date: 30-09-2014