Write in a weekend… without
leaving your home!
Housebound for any reason? Maybe you’ve been
ill, are recovering from an illness, have a
problem with constant fatigue, or are at
home with demanding small children? Diana
Cambridge’s writing books could have been
tailor made for you…
If you are disabled or house bound for any
reason – then Diana Cambridge’s books How to
write for magazines…in one weekend and How
to write travel articles…in one weekend
(both from Canal Street Publishing Ltd at £9.99 each) are for you! You may have a mild or
major disability that stops you from going
out – or you may be pretty much housebound
because you have a baby or small children.
Then your only free time will be those
precious few hours when they’re in bed – and
that could be the time for an inspirational
hobby like writing. Because it’s a wonderful
therapy too, writing each evening will
energise you and help power you through the
next day. It will give you confidence and
ease you out of a mild depression – every
study shows that regularly writing a diary,
for example, will lift your spirits.
Both books give you an inspiring, relaxing,
simple step by step course which do not
entail you leaving your desk or your sofa.
You could be sitting in the garden or in
your own living room, happily working your
way through her books and moving yourself to
publication. There’s no need to go anywhere!
And for travel articles, you could even
write an inspiring travel piece from a trip
round your own town in a wheelchair.
Diana believes there are no limits when you
use your imagination linked to your writing
skills – and she can guarantee that editors
will snap up the off-beat and unconventional
piece. Your view as a disabled or homebound
person will be as fascinating to the reader
– if not more so – than that from a
conventional writer.
Diana includes masses of useful tips on
foods, drinks, relaxation exercises, even
music to play and other books and magazines
that might be helpful – you can look on her
books as friends to encourage you through
the weekend.
What’s so good about her writing books is
that they could have been designed for a
housebound writing beginner or addict. You
do them at your own pace and you’ll
definitely see results!
Already Diana has had a huge postbag from
happy readers who have found her books did
exactly what they promised. Many readers are
already seeing their work in print. Here are
just a few examples of what they say:
Hi Diana,
I
thought I would send you a quick e-mail
to say thank you for your fabulous How
to Write for Magazines book. I have got
endless 'How To' titles on my shelves,
but yours is definitely the best.
I
don't know why, but something just
clicked when I read it and I (finally)
appear to be doing something right. I
have just completed my first commission
for The Guardian. A 1400 word feature
in the Wellbeing section of G2, which I
hope will be published in the next few
weeks.
The
piece is called From Sofa to 5km and
charts my training to run the Race for
Life. I attach a copy for your
information only. Any advice on how to
re-jig it and sell it somewhere else
would be most welcome!
Anyway, thank you very much once again -
you have helped make me very happy.
Hi Diana
I
felt I had to say thank you.
Does what it
says on the tin
Please excuse the cliche above but it
fits so well as to how I now feel after
reading your book.
For the past four
months I've read books, prepared the
office, read some more, stared at the
blank pages, made lists of ideas, but
never seemed to have enough courage to
put pen to paper. That is until I
decided to try once more, and I
purchased your book.
"How
to write for magazines… in one weekend"
and EUREKA!
I've
written a letter, an opinion piece and a
short story.
It
was exactly as you said, I was lacking
in confidence – but not any more- your
book did the trick.
I
feel I'm buzzing with ideas and
enthusiasm. I don't know if any of the
letters etc will be published, but just
to be able to say I've written them and
even more importantly, actually sent
them off… is a wonderful feeling.
I
have enjoyed the whole experience and
it's my intention to have another batch
ready for next week. I'm setting a goal
for three letters a week or one letter
and one short story, and who knows?
I
just had to say a big thank you. The
book is down to earth with such
practical tips and advice that my
confidence has been given such a boost,
I feel I must continue.
I
hope to tell you of my success soon.
Thank
you so much.
Bonnie Tait.
Dear
Diana
I
have received my copy of your How to
write for magazines book this morning –
thank you for your prompt response.
The
weekend course is really exciting! This is
the first “how to” on writing that has
captured my imagination so much. At present
I am nursing my husband through an illness
(and I have MS but that’s by the way) so
I’ll choose a sensible weekend and make my
plans before settling down to work through
the course.
Shirley
Davis
Dear Diana
I
just want to say a big thank you – your book
is brilliant! Things just bubbled up as I
read. I’ve had a few short stories published
and a couple of articles in The Lady
over the past couple of years and now my
youngest child is older I am wanting to push
ahead with my writing. It is a confidence
thing. I could have done it before but kept
talking myself out of it.
I’m ready to attack now – thanks to you and
your book! What great advice you give – and
so generous. I always read your pages in
Writers News and Writing magazine
and now I’m looking forward to putting your
advice in practice – I’ll let you know how I
get on.
A
million thanks.
Tracy Baines
Dear Diana
Your book is wonderful and so inspiring.
After letting my subscription to Writing
magazine lapse for a year I recently renewed
my membership and am so glad I did, I would
not have known about your book otherwise.
Not only have I found the articles
informative but they have given me the
incentive to add to the letters and articles
I had had published in the past. You have
definitely re-enthused me and I am now
raring to go (after the ironing and prep for
dinner!).
Thank you again
Marianne Piesley.
Dear Diana
I
very much enjoyed your How to write for
magazines…in one weekend.
Although I’m an oldie, writing for nearly 40
years now, I found much there to inspire me
and help me as I plod ever onwards. And
yours is the first article I turn to in
Writing magazine. Thanks for all your
expertise and understanding.
Christina Green
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