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Only as Good as Your Word: Writing Lessons from My Favorite Literary Gurus
Contributor(s): Shapiro, Susan (Author)
ISBN: 1580052207     ISBN-13: 9781580052207
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
OUR PRICE:   $23.74  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: In this funny, moving, and revealing ride, Susan Shapiro recounts her obsessive quest for success as a professional writer and the beloved mentors who saved her life--and career--along the way. Growing up in the Midwest, Susan Shapiro knew at a young age that all she wanted in life was to become a writer. And so, as soon as she graduated from college, she headed straight to New York City, determined to break into the biz. A few hard knocks later, she learned that it takes more than being a good writer to make a living at it--the most successful professional writers, she discovered, have great mentors to support, promote, adviser, admonish, inform, infuriate, and sometimes give them a good kick in the pants along the way. Only as Good As Your Word is a rollicking chronicle of Shapiro's coming of age as a journalist and author. It's also a revealing memoir that proves what Shapiro's been saying all along: The most important lessons about writing really are, at heart, important lessons about life. A must-read for all writers in the publishing trenches, from the very green to the veterans.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship
Dewey: 808.02
LCCN: 2007016662
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" (1.15 lbs) 410 pages
 
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In this funny, moving, and revealing book, Susan Shapiro recounts her obsessive quest for success as a professional writer and the beloved mentors who saved her life--and career--along the way.

Growing up in the Midwest, Susan Shapiro knew at a young age that all she wanted in life was to become a writer. And so, as soon as she graduated from college, she headed straight to New York City, determined to break into the biz. A few hard knocks later, she learned that it takes more than being a good writer to make a living at it--the most successful professional writers, she discovered, have great mentors to support, promote, advise, admonish, inform, infuriate, and sometimes give them a good kick in the pants along the way.

Only As Good As Your Word is a rollicking chronicle of Shapiro's coming of age as a journalist and author. It's also a revealing memoir that proves what Shapiro's been saying all along: The most important lessons about writing really are, at heart, important lessons about life.

A must-read for all writers in the publishing trenches, from the very green to the veterans.