Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer's Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
Courtney Maum
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer's Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
Courtney Maum
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
[Maum's] style is infectious—the reader gets an insight on what it’s like to be a real-life working writer, while also feeling close to the author and laughing along with her. This book is invaluable for the serious writer who is dedicated to publication, the rare title that’s both a reference manual and a page-turner. A core choice for public library collections, and a logical next step for budding writers who have consumed Stephen King’s On Writing (2000), Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird (1995), and Chuck Wendig’s Damn Fine Story (2017)..
... readable, well-organized.
This witty, quirky guide to writing books as a profession, from novelist Maum manages to be both funny and informative.
... a sensible and brightly encouraging guide to publishing. Maum covers just about everything a first-time author needs to know.