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What does it take to be a freelance business writer? The ability to write clearly, succinctly, persuasively?Of course. But where does that vision come from? And how do you work out the structure, the key messages? What is the impression you want to create?With over 20 years' experience in writing and managing all forms of corporate communication, Hermione St. Leger reveals the secrets of success: Part I shows how your subtle approach directly affects the work and your relationship with your clients.Part II offers practical advice on the writing itself (brochures, reports, conference speeches, editorials, articles, advertisements etc.).Above all, it shows you how to access that most precious commodity - clarity - together with a non-stop supply of 'Eureka' moments, as the writing unfolds before your eyes...

In his book PARENTS AT WAR David Bickerton tells the story of his parents' wartime experiences through some 150 letters, written between 1942 and 1945 and full of passion. His father, Don is in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and is serving on HMS Dorsetshire during the sinking of the Bismark. Then, at the age of 25, hecommands an armed Motor Launch. His mother, Linda is in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and a radar operator including during the D-Day landings. The author discovers that, when his parents meet in 1942, they have an intense relationship and become engaged. However Don - who by his own admission has something of a 'reputation' - must first break off his betrothal to another much to his own mother's disapproval. After just 14 weeks their relationship is interrupted as Don is sent to the hostile waters of the Mediterranean. There his ship is 'first in' during the invasion of Algeria. After the invasions of Sicily, Salerno and Anzio, he declares that his is the only ML involved in all four invasions. There follows the invasions of Elba and Southern France where the Maquis sign a 'pact of friendship' on his ship. After nearly three years he returns home and, ten days later, they enter a marriage that lasts a lifetime.As well as examining the progress of the war, the author explores the social history of the forties based on topics discussed in the letters, detailing films seen in the cinema, books read and the swing music.The book includes all the letter transcripts, Services documents, the author's narrative, and numerous photos and illustrations.

Richard (Dick) Howell was born into a long line of Gloucestershire farming families. His early childhood coincided with the Second World War, and left him with many lasting memories. Although he opted for an office career himself, his roots go deep, and his heart has always been in the beauty of the countryside. Having shared his schooldays with a Byron, a Keats and a Browning he was inevitably drawn to poetry himself. This book contains poems from many different periods of his life, as well as an insight into what makes him tick.