<pre>This book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story.



 Acclaimed author Ross Raisin explains expert technique in a clear and jargon-free way, with examples from twenty-five masters of prose. 






For aspiring writers of all ages and abilities, Read This If You Want to Be a Great Writer will motivate and strengthen your writing talent. 






Read This if You Want to Be A Great Writer is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. 






Coming soon:
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019)



 
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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051) 


Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887) 


Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542) 


Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052) 


Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)</pre>

Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer

<pre>This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. 





Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings.




The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions as well as simple diagrams providing further visual explanation to the jargon-free discussion. 





For aspiring artists of all ages and abilities, Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing will motivate and strengthen your drawing talent. 





Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. 





Coming soon:
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019) 






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Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051) 


Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887) 


Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976)

Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)</pre>

Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing

<pre>No cliches. No cheese. No camera-club jargon. 





From the author of the best-selling 'Read This' series, this introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture and interiors. 





Whatever your camera, whatever your interest, whatever your level, this indispensable guide gives you all the essential techniques and demystifies the work of acclaimed photographers. 





Packed with practical tips and iconic images, this accessible book will arm you with the know-how you need to take meaningful pictures of the places that matter to you most. 





Featuring 50 master photographers, including Alec Soth, Martin Parr, Robert Adams, Todd Hido, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Julius Shulman, Rinko Kawauchi, Thomas Ruff, Tim Hetherington and Joel Sternfeld. 





Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. 





Coming soon:
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019) 





More titles in the 'Read This' series: 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051) 


Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887) 


Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542) 


Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052) 


Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976) 


Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)</pre>

Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places

<pre>Over 300,000 copies sold! 





Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs is ideal for the new wave of snapshooters using DSLR, compact system and bridge cameras. It contains no graphs, no techie diagrams and no camera-club jargon. Instead, it inspires readers through iconic images and playful copy, packed with hands-on tips. 






Split into five sections, the book covers composition, exposure, light, lenses and the art of seeing. Masterpieces by acclaimed photographers – including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Fay Godwin, Nadav Kander, Daido Moriyama and Martin Parr – serve to illustrate points and encourage readers to try out new ideas. 





Today’s aspiring photographers want immediacy and see photography as an affordable way of expressing themselves quickly and creatively. This handbook meets their needs, teaching them how to take photographs using professional techniques. 






Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is part of the internationally-bestselling ‘Read This’ series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. 





Coming soon:
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019) 






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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051) 


Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887) 


Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542) 


Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052) 


Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976) 


Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)</pre>

Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs

<pre>Over 100,000 copies sold! 





So you've got an Instagram account, you're posting pictures, but your follower count has flatlined. Read This If You Want to Be Instagram Famous holds the answers to fixing up your feed and finding thousands of new followers. 






Packed with the essential secrets of the hottest Instagrammers around, the book features tips covering photographic techniques, captioning, codes of conduct, kit and managing your account. Put the advice into practice and soon you too will be hailed as an Instagram icon. 





Read This If You Want to Be Instagram Famous is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. 





Coming soon:
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019) 






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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356)

Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051) 


Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887) 


Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542) 


Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052) 


Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976) 


Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)</pre>

Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous

<pre>Read This if You Want to Be YouTube Famous is an essential guide to YouTube offering advice from 45 of the world's most influential YouTubers. This book reveals the secrets to their success and how it can be replicated.

So you want to be a YouTuber, but your videos only get a handful of views and your fan base just doesn't seem to grow? How come you haven't made it big yet? Read This If You Want To Be YouTube Famous gives you everything you need to make videos that could net you millions of subscribers and the mon to match.

With advice from some of YouTube's biggest names including Bad Lip Reading (7.4m followers), How To Cake It (4m followers) and ASAP Science (8.6m followers), as well as inside interviews with the experts, and technical information, this book is the only thing that stands between you and YouTube fame.

Top tips included in this book include:
* 	How to find your niche
*  How to find your 'YouTube voice'
*  Getting found
*  How to Make Money
*  How to Measure it

As well as interviews with YouTube experts and industry insiders on:
*  Creative collaboration
*  Working with brands
*  Getting representation
*  Growing your audience 

Read This If You Want to Be YouTube Famous is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages.

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Read This If You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051)
Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780678887)
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542)
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (9781786275127)
Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052)
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976)</pre>

Read This if You Want to Be YouTube Famous

<pre>No clichés. No cheese. No camera-club jargon. This straight talking introduction to photographing people is the hotly anticipated follow up to the bestselling Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs. 






Ideal for users of any camera with a basic knowledge of a few photo-fundamentals, this book walks you through the essential techniques of photographing people, whether it’s on the street, at home or in the studio. 





Packed with iconic images by acclaimed photographers, it gives you the inspiration and knowhow needed to get out there and take great photographs of friends, family and everyone else. 






50 master photographers including: Richard Avedon, William Klein, Cindy Sherman, Garry Winogrand, Richard Renaldi, William Eggleston, Sebastião Salgado and Henri Cartier-Bresson. 





Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People is part of the internationally-bestselling ‘Read This’ series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. 





Coming soon:

Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019) 






More titles in the ‘Read This’ series: 



Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356) 


Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051) 


Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887) 


Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542) 


Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052) 


Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976) 


Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)</pre>