Books by Nicholas Corder

Writing Your Own Life Story is designed to guide you through all the stages of writing from planning to final lay-out. Written in a friendly, accessible style, full of practical advice and worked examples, this book will help you get your memories from your head onto the page. This new, updated edition is a must-have for anyone wanting to tell the story of their life.

Writing is not a skill that comes naturally to all of us. This book is designed to help you develop as a writer and deals with the pitfalls and problems of trying to write good English. Corder takes you through the entire writing process - from initial idea, through planning, writing, revising and proofreading to the eventual presentation of a piece of writing. At the end of the book, there is also an easy guide to basic grammar and punctuation as well as some self-test exercises you can try out.

This book answers the question, How do we go about inventing great characters that our readers will care about, root for, love, hate or fear? Using friendly, accessible language, well look at why great characters are vital to writers and a range of strategies from the simple listing of attributes to more complex ideas for creating fully realised, multidimensional characters with fascinating backstories.