So, You Want to Be a Writer?: How to Write, Get Published, and Maybe Even Make It Big!
- ISBN-10
- 1582703590
- ISBN-13
- 9781582703596
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05-01
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- Vicki Hambleton, Cathleen Greenwood
Description
A comprehensive guide to becoming a published author outlines step-by-step guidelines for everything from generating ideas and improving technique to getting published and promoting one's work, in a reference complemented by tips from such famous writers as Michael Crichton and Amanda Hocking. Simultaneous.
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