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You may be the next big thing in writing – a natural novelist with a flair for fantastic fiction – but you won’t get anywhere with publishers unless you present your book like a pro. This video will show you how to format your novel pages, how to lay out your text ready for typesetting, advice on font and all the top tips you need to create a slick-looking, blockbuster book.

Writing a book takes dedication, determination, hard work, and – most importantly – time. There’s no easy fix to finishing your first novel, but this video has some handy hints that might help you find the time to write. Learn how to find time, make space and keep distractions at.

Author Russell Celyn Jones, Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the MA Programme at the University of London’s Birkbeck College gives expert video advice on: What drives you to write? When did you first know you were a writer? What do you love most about writing? and more…