The Creative Writer's Survival Guide : Advice from an Unrepentant Novelist

from aya.herron

If you are searching for a book with a subjective look at what one needs to survive the writing life, this is the book for you. On the other hand, if you are looking for a how-to book on writing plot, characterization, or grammar, this is not for you. Author John McNally brings his personal exper...

from janna_voss

There are numerous books on creative writing, but "The Creative Writer's Survival Guide" by John McNally is unique. This practical guide to writing portrays the reality of a writer's life, and in addition, provides suggestions for navigating the literary world. The book is divided into 6 parts an...

from CharlesBoyd

THE CREATIVE WRITER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE by John McNally This book delivers more than I expected. As the title suggests, it isn't a "how-to-write" book. McNally warns the reader right up front in the first section: "If you're looking for a book so that you can learn how to write a short story, a nove...

from SycoticMuskrat

Recommend this book to unpublished writers and those thinking about writing. While full of information this book doesn't tell you how to write but guides you (at times with humor) as the title says, to (hopefully) survive in the publishing world.

from melydia

I love the idea of being an "unrepentant" novelist. So many creative writing books fall into one of two categories: 1) publishers don't like new authors and you won't get published unless your brother-in-law owns Random House, and 2) Let the words flow and worry about quality later, at a time not...