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Insider tip
Characters must only tell each other what they feel they need to tell each other; not what the writer feels they need to tell the audience. Writing Dialogue for Scripts by Rib Davis-
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Artists’ Zone
Welcome to the Artists’ Zone. To get us started, we have enlisted the help of Annabelle Ruston, author of The Artist’s Guide to Selling Work. The following includes five extracts from this popular guide.
And don’t forget to visit our insider interviews section to pick up tips and inspiration from successful artists of all kinds.
Artists’ Zone
- Do I need an agent?
- The four main types of agent
- Copyright law for artists
- Marketing yourself as an artist
- Selling your artwork direct
- Websites for artists
Insider interviews
- Sally Kindberg
‘Comic strip’ illustrator and children’s writer - Giles Andreae
Creator of Purple Ronnie and Edward Monkton - Daisy de Villeneuve
Artist and illustrator for Topshop, Vogue and more - Kipper Williams
Cartoonist for the Guardian and the Sunday Times - Jim Smith
The wit behind a subversive branding campaign
- Clare Mackie
Illustrator specialising in detailed watercolours
Buy the 2011 Yearbook
The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook is available at a discount from our online bookshop. Get all the information, contacts and advice you could need.On camera: Jon McGregor
"Being longlisted for the Booker Prize changed everything - it was the launchpad for my writing career." Click to view our video with novelist Jon McGregor »
On camera: Justin Cartwright
"Just write... If you're any good you may not know it, but certainly someone else will." Click to view our video with novelist Justin Cartwright »
On camera: Julie Myerson
The novelist and journalist Julie Myerson on how she got that all-important first publishing deal. Click here to view our video exclusive »