A complete guide to everything you’ll
ever write
Sandra E. Lamb
Ten Speed Press
2011/ ISBN 9781607740322
Nonfiction / How-To / Writing
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Reviewed
by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
The Business Part of Writing—Down and Dirty
I wasn’t
impressed by the title of How to Write It! It’s so
general. And the subtitle? So all inclusive! How could it be a guide
to everything you’ll ever write? And, truth be told, it isn’t.
Not if you are a writer of fiction. Or a poet. But even if you write
those things, stop! Don’t go away. You’ll find in this
book much of what you need to know to build a successful writing
career no matter what you write. And that was probably the intent
of Author Sandra E. Lamb. She wants your writing career to soar.
And this book will give you the tools to make sure it does. At least
the tools outside the box that might be labeled “craft.”
And here’s one more aspect of this very fat,
very thorough volume. It has much in it that many books for writers
don’t cover. I’m not sure why. Maybe “proposals
and reports” and “orders, credit and collections”
don’t have the sizzle creative hearts yearn for, but those
hearts need to manage their careers, too.
So, don’t go off in a snit. This book is an
absolute must for freelance writers, but it is a darn good reference
for writers of any ilk, especially those who don’t have a
lot of business experience in those lives we often lead apart from
our writing lives. Hooray for Ten Speed Press for bringing this
to our attention.
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