ID #108830 |
Amazon's Price: $ 11.12
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Summary of this Book... | ||
The author of First Blood, as well as many other thrillers, writes about his career, but not only his career: he offers advice on writing and what to do after the book is written. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Authors who are learning the craft and authors who are working on marketing will both get something from this book. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
There was a lot of inside info here I haven't found elsewhere, such as the reality of bestsellers lists and the economics of a writing life. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
There were times he contradicted himself and it could have used better editing to correct these errors. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
I sent it to my niece who is a beginning writer so she would know some of these facts from the beginning. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
This is definitely worth the price of the book and the time invested in reading it. It is easy to read and follow, and still quite helpful. | ||
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Created Feb 28, 2007 at 7:22pm •
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