Michael Legat (24 March 1923 – 15 August 2011)[1] was a British writer of writers' guides and romance novels. He was Chairman of Swanwick writers' summer school[2] and an associate vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association.[3]
Michael Legat | |
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| Born | 24 March 1923 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 15 August 2011 (aged 88) Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Michael Legat |
| Occupation | publisher, novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1972–2004 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Website | |
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Legat was born in London, England. He worked as Editorial Director of Corgi Books and later of Cassell during 35 years, in 1978 he decided to turn to writing full-time.[4] He died in Sussex, aged 88.
Bibliography
editHarcourt Saga
edit- The Silk Maker (1985)
- The Cast Iron Man (1987)
Novels
edit- Mario's Vineyard (1980)
- The Silver Fountain (1982)
- The Shapiro Diamond (1984)
- We Beheld His Glory (1988)
- The Retiring Highwayman (1998)
- Two's a Crowd (2001)
- The Prison Within (2001)
- The Pure in Heart (2001)
Non Fiction
edit- Dear Author: Letters from a Working Publisher to Authors, Prospective and Practiced (1972)
- An Author's Guide to Publishing (1982)
- Putting on a Play (1984)
- Writing for Pleasure and Profit (1986)
- The Illustrated Dictionary of Western Literature (1987)
- The Nuts and Bolts of Writing (1989)
- How to Write Historical Novels (1990)
- Plotting the Novel (1992)
- Understanding Publishers' Contracts (1992)
- Non-fiction Books: A Writer's Guide (1993)
- The Writer's Rights (1995)
- An Author's Guide to Literary Agents (1995)
- Revision: An Author's Guide (1998)
- Michael Legat Writer's Guides (1999)
- Writing Your Life Story (1999)
- Rehearsal (1999)
- They Read Books and Go to Cocktail Parties (2000)
- Writing for a Living (2000)
- The Ultimate Simple Writer's Guide (2004)
References
edit- ^ "Michael Legat: Editorial director of Corgi Books and prolific author". The Independent. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Martin, Nancy (1983). Venture of Faith - A History of Swanwick. Worthing: H.E. Walter Ltd. ISBN 0-85479-066-7.
- ^ RNA Officers, archived from the original on 13 February 2009, retrieved 1 February 2010
- ^ Michael Legat Official Webpside, archived from the original on 5 February 2010
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