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<h1 align="center">Comprehensive Creative Writing Course</h1>
<h1 align="center"><b><font color="003399"><font size="4" color="#000000">A printed copy of this prospectus will be sent to you, by post, in the next few days.</font></font></b></h1>
<p>Welcome to The Writers Bureau. If you want to succeed as a writer you've come to the right place. We are here to help you all we can. </p>
<p>Contrary to popular opinion, you do not need any special background or writing experience to become a published writer. Successful writers come from all walks of life. What you need, however, is a genuine desire to write and at least some creative imagination. If you possess these qualities, then we can give you the techniques and know-how that you need in order to become a successful writer.</p>
<p>The creative writing course we offer you, the personal tuition service and your Guarantees are fully explained in our Prospectus - <a href="/prospectus/wbp.htm" target="page">Write and Be Published.</a></p>
<p>When you combine your enthusiasm and creative talents with our expertise, it gives you, I believe, a very good chance of becoming a successful published writer. </p>
<p>I now look forward to welcoming you as a student.</p>
<p>Yours sincerely,</p>
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E.H. Metcalfe<br>
Principal<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></p>
<h1 align="center">Write and Be Published</h1>
<p>To be a published writer is one of the most rewarding occupations or pastimes - both financially and creatively - that you can imagine.</p>
<p> And, there is a huge demand for writing. Editors and publishers are always on the lookout for new writers with fresh ideas. Consequently, in the next few months alone, very good incomes will be earned in fees and royalties by freelance writers. With our help you could easily be one of them. So, let's tell you more.</p>
<h1 align="center">Your Course</h1>
<p>To help you become a successful published writer we offer you a comprehensive, home-study creative writing course - written by professionals. All aspects of writing are covered including: articles, short stories, children's stories, novels of all kinds, non-fiction books, journalism, radio, TV and the stage. We advise you on copyright, libel and how to deal with literary agents - the terms to accept and the pitfalls to avoid in the publishing jungle. </p>
<p>We then tell you how to sell your work; how to influence editors and publishers and give you practical suggestions that can make all the difference between rejection and success.</p>
<p>Your course contains:</p>
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<li> 30 fascinating study modules</li>
<li>three specialist handbooks </li>
<li>20 writing assignments - marked by your personal tutor.</li>
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<p>Your studies are very flexible. You can study when it suits you, take as long as you like, study fiction before non-fiction and have extra practice and assignments as required.</p>
<p>For your course to be really effective, however, you need more than just high quality study material. You also need personal guidance and advice. This is where your tutor comes in.</p>
<h1 align="center">Your Personal Tuition</h1>
<p>Under the guidance of an expert tutor you will develop your writing skills. The assignments are designed to give you plenty of 'real-life' writing to do - that is writing you can submit for publication as soon as your tutor advises. </p>
<p>You also receive advice on: style; subject matter; grammar; presentation and anything else that matters. You will be told how to improve your work - if improvement is necessary - and how to avoid the common errors and mistakes that many beginners make.</p>
<p>Your tutor will encourage you, be objective, be realistic but most of all give you constructive comment. Through this firm but gentle approach many students come to know their tutor as a trusted friend.</p>
<p>All our tutors are successful published writers. Each one is an experienced tutor who has been specially trained by us to help you overcome the difficulties, and the pitfalls, that all new writers face. From their own experiences they can help you to start writing, find new ideas and produce the sort of writing that sells.</p>
<p>Everybody at The Writers Bureau has one aim - to help you become a successful published writer.</p>
<h1 align="center">Selling Your Writing</h1>
<p>One of the biggest problems all new writers face is where and how to sell their writing. Don't let this worry you for now. A whole module is devoted to selling your writing and your tutor will advise you as needed throughout your course. </p>
<p>We show you: how to find markets and exploit them; how to present your work; when to send covering letters; how and when to use an agent and how to deal with editors and publishers to give your writing the best possible chance of being published.</p>
<p>The effectiveness of this part of your tuition is proved by the<a href="swos.htm" target="page"> success of our students</a>. They regularly have their writing published - because our methods work. Once your writing has reached publishable standard you should have no difficulty in selling it. Follow our advice carefully, do everything we ask of you, and we are confident that - like many students before you - you too will soon be a published writer.</p>
<h1 align="center">Your Guarantees</h1>
<p>Because of the effectiveness of the course and the tuition service we are able to give you three no-risk guarantees. </p>
<p>These state quite clearly:</p>
<p>1. If you have not earned your tuition fees from published writing within one month of completing your course, your full fees will be refunded.</p>
<p>2. You have the course on 15 day (in your possession) inspection.</p>
<p>3. We will give you a £10.00 refund for any written assignment which is not corrected properly by your tutor.</p>
<p>These guarantees are your safeguard of a fair deal and high tuition standards from the Writers Bureau. They are our commitment to you.</p>
<p>Providing you play your part, you really can't lose! Either you will earn, as a minimum, the tuition fees (and we hope a lot more), or you will receive your money back in full.</p>
<h1 align="center">Course Outline</h1>
<p>It is in the assignments - 20 in all - where you get your writing practice. You complete the first two assignments and study the first seven modules which contain the basic information for all writers. </p>
<p>After this you follow your studies according to your abilities and circumstances. You can complete it wherever you live in the world. You can adapt it to suit your own timetable. You can start as soon as you like - in<a href="youcanbe.htm" target="page"> five minutes</a> should you wish. And, you can study at your own speed for there are no time limits.</p>
<p>The order in which you study is as flexible as your timetable. You can study fiction before non-fiction and you don't have to study all the modules. Some modules are rather specialised so if you're not interested in a particular area, you can miss it out and spend more time on the subjects that interest you.</p>
<p>For a full synopsis of the course please <a href="synopsis.htm" target="page">click here</a>.</p>
<p>Your full course is sent to you as soon as you enrol and comes in an attractive presentation case. You send and receive your assignments by post or by e-mail - the choice is yours.</p>
A Certificate of Competence is awarded to all successful students. You qualify for your Certificate as soon as you have earned your course fees from published writing. This may be near the beginning of your course, somewhere in the middle, or near the end. Whenever it is, you can be rightly proud of your achievements.
<h1 align="center">See What Others Say . . . </h1>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here are some comments from students. Their views say more about the course and tuition service than we could ever do.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Christina Jones</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"I could never have believed what would happen to me the day I joined the Writers Bureau. I'd always enjoyed writing - but I had no idea whether I was any good. I needed the expertise of the one-to-one tuition that the WB offered. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"The assignments were so well targeted that I managed to sell every piece of course work to magazines and newspapers - with requests for more. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Now, I've written 3 best sellers and run my writing career as a small business. It is simply a dream come true. I am having a lovely time - being interviewed, appearing on radio and TV, giving talks - but most of all I'm earning a living doing what I love most. Writing. The Writers Bureau made this possible for me."</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Since I started writing seriously I have earned over £23,000, half of which was during the past twelve months. Besides contributing to my local magazine more or less on a monthly basis, I have also written a number of articles for The Lady, Amateur Photographer and Period House as well as a number of overseas publications."</font></p>
<p align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Lucille Grant, London.</i></font></p>
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<td><p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"I was paid a £25,000 advance for my novel 'Red'. I look forward to receiving my Certificate of Competence. I have now also sold the film rights and will be co-writing the script. The success of 'Red' is thanks in no small part to The Writers Bureau who helped and encouraged and offered very valuable advice."</font></p>
<p align="right"><em><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jon Eagle, Essex.</font></em></p></td>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"I am pleased to say that earnings from my writing have passed £1000."</font></p>
<p align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Andrew Morgan, Worcestershire.</i></font></p>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Recently, I have been asked to write investment reviews for private investors by a company which plans to enter the arena of publishing monthly Internet investment newsletters. I have also been writing course materials for the Open University ENVIRONMENT U206 course, teaching basic writing skills and writing personal health and industrial hygiene management articles for company magazines.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Interestingly, one observation I've made is that commercial writing assignments/contracts seem to beget more and more work. There is a great wealth of demand for writers with a range of key skills, all of which reaffirm one of the main messages in WB's advertisements."</font></p>
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<i>Alex Bianchi, Hampshire.</i></font></p>
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