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How to Be a Writer
Who Smashes Deadlines, Crushes Editors, and Lives in a Solid Gold Hovercraft
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See more'Beauty is good, but coin is better. You can't eat artistic integrity. It tastes like sawdust.'
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Beauty is good, but coin is better. You can't eat artistic integrity. It tastes like sawdust.
This gonzo guide is a lesson in the practicalities of writing: how to be productive, professional and maybe one day even pay the rent.
Topics covered include 'How to slay writer's block', 'What the hell is workflow?', 'How to write 10,000 words in a day' and 'The best apps for writers'.
How to Be a Writer is a kick-arse writing guide with a tough-love approach, written for the internet generation. John Birmingham is lauded as a prolific writer working across multiple genres. Here he shares his secrets. And some hard-core, real-world practical advice. And a few excellent descriptions of explosions.
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ISBN: 9781742234847
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: NewSouth Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 268g
Pages: 196
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About the Author
John Birmingham is a journalist, Fairfax columnist, blogger, prolific tweeter and author of two Quarterly Essays, a number of books of fiction, non-fiction and memoir. These include He Died With a Felafel in His Hand, The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, Leviathan: The unauthorised biography of Sydney and the Axis of Time series of thrillers, the How to Be a Writer: Disappearance series and the Dave Hooper trilogy.
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