About the author

Graham Smith is a publisher, editor and trainer with more than 20 years' experience of book, Internet, CD-ROM and corporate publishing. After training as an engineer he moved into publishing, initially as an editor for a communications agency producing corporate literature for aerospace and engineering companies. He then moved over to consumer publishing, editing illustrated non-fiction books for international markets.

He eventually ended up managing the publishing programme for Salamander Books, a major UK publisher of general interest illustrated non-fiction.

Since then he has been Managing Editor on a series of historical educational CD-ROMs for First Information Group and was Content Manager on BT's Campus series of educational websites for schools and parents.

As well as his in-house background, Graham has extensive freelance experience.

He has worked for a range of clients on illustrated books, business titles, fiction, children's books, academic books and commercial websites. He has also written six books on history, military and general interest subjects.

A qualified trainer, he has spent five years managing the training business for a major publishing training organisation. He now runs his own company, providing short, effective courses in essential publishing and writing skills to publishers, government organisations, charities, corporates and others. He is also an accredited trainer to the European Commission and European Parliament.

Graham also remains a working editor and proofreader, and regularly takes on freelance assignments for UK and overseas publishers.