
Michael Legat
Michael Legat was born on 24 March 1923 in London, England, UK. He began writing at a very early age. He devoted his career to publishing and also wrote a book for authors. After a long and successful career as Editorial Director of Corgi Books and later of Cassell during 35 years, in 1978 he decided to leave the trade and take up writing full time. In 1980 his first novel, Mario's Vineyard was published and this was followed by a series of other novels and highly-acclaimed how-to books for writers, that its sales currently stand at over 200,000 copies. Michael Legat remaid heavily involved in the publishing industry, has served on various committees, was the president of two writers' circles and was a associate vice-presidents of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Michael passed away on 15 August 2011 in Sussex, England.
Born 1923-03-24
Died 2011-08-15
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- Open LibraryOL740777A
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Books by Michael Legat
Total count: 30
Dear author -- : letters from a working publisher to authors, prospective and practised.Pelham1972-01-01
Mario's vineyardSouvenir1980-01-01
Les vignes de San CristobalPierre Belfond1981-01-01-
An author's guide to publishingHale1982-01-01
The Silver FountainSouvenir Press Ltd1982-04-22-
Putting on a playHale1984-01-01
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The Shapiro diamondLarge print ed.Charnwood1984-01-01
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The silk makerSouvenir1985-01-01
The illustrated dictionary of Western literatureContinuum1987-01-01-
Thec ast iron manSouvenir1987-01-01
Cast Iron ManIndependent Publishers+group1987-09-03
We beheld His glory.Rosmic Books1988-01-01-
The Nuts and Bolts of WritingRobert Hale Ltd1989-02-23
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Dear AuthorNew Ed editionAllison & Busby1989-04-01
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How to Write Historical NovelsAllison & Busby1990-09-01
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Understanding publishers' contractsHale1992-01-01
Plotting the NovelThe Crowood Press1992-03-01
Writing for pleasure and profit2nd revised ed.Robert Hale1993-01-01-
Non-fiction booksa writer's guideRobert Hale1993-01-01
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An author's guide to literary agentsHale1995-01-01
The Writer's Rights (Books for Writers)Artist Book Company1995-07-01-
The Retiring HighwaymanNew Theatre Publications1998-12-01
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Writer's guides: the nuts and bolts of writing and revision.Robert Hale Limited1999-01-01
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Michael Legat Writer's GuidesRobert Hale Ltd1999-01-30
RevisionAn Author's GuideThe Crowood Press1999-03-01
Writing Your Life StoryThe Crowood Press1999-09-24-
RehearsalNew Theatre Publications1999-12-01
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They Read Books and Go to Cocktail PartiesRobert Hale2000-01-01
Writing for a Living (Writing Handbooks)A & C Black Publishers Ltd2000-08-31
Authors' Guide to Literary AgentsRobert Hale Ltd2001-08-01