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Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You Need To Get Published Now (2010)

by Sam Barry(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1605501476 (ISBN13: 9781605501475)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Adams Media

review 1: "Write that book already!"--by the title, one might think that this was a guide for writing a book. A motivational guide or step-by-step how-to. Instead, it's a guide for getting published. You'd know that if you can read the subtitle, but if you are perusing your ebook library, you might not be able to see the subtitle, and you might just start reading and wonder when, if ever, the text actually gets to the point.I found this ebook on my Kindle app, which I haven't used in a couple of years. Who knows how long ago I downloaded it, and I'm really hoping I didn't pay for it when I did.Appendix II is a nice summary on the book publishing process, but other than that, I didn't seem to find much useful information in the rest of the text. I'd recommend it more for nonfiction w... moreriters than aspiring novelists.I find it interesting that a book on publishing, especially one that refers to its copy editors directly, would have so many typos. Maybe it's just the ebook version? At least one of them is a joke (see the entry regarding typos), but come on, it's Edgar Allan Poe, not Edgar Allen Poe. I can understand a couple of eyes not noticing the misspelling, but I can't be the only person to have caught that one, or the random missing letters from other words.If you can find this for free (and I expect I got it as part of some package from Writer's Digest back in 2010 or something), go ahead and download it. Otherwise search engines will probably give you any information you are looking for that might be in this book.
review 2: A great book to find out more about writing. Reading this book gave me enough reading recommendations to fill out my Amazon wish list for a year and keep my e-library list stacked to the next belt buckle. This book is where I became obsessed with Amy Tan, curious about Stephen King writing non-horror and reminded of Anne Lamott. I think my favorite part of the interviews with popular authors were where they spoke of their favorite authors and books. They grant each other a great deal of mutual respect and honor the books that inspired them to write.A great book to get your mind thinking in the "write" direction. less

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