The Literary Handyman

Have a Dream of Being An Author? 
Frustrated with Banging Your Head Against the Publishing Wall? 
(Let's Face It...Why Else Would You Be Reading This?) 
Don't Worry. You Are By No Means Alone!

Success in publishing is equal parts skill, determination, knowledge, and pure, dumb luck. If you have the drive, and you have the skill, but you're missing that little bit of insight into the industry, this book might just be the edge you're looking for.

(For the luck...you're on your own.)

Crack the cover to learn more about effective dialogue, the difference between the major publishers and small press, self-promoting, naming characters, avoiding procrastination... and so many other demons that haunt the aspiring author.

The Literary Handyman also includes a series of writing exercises tailored toward helping you to apply the information gained in the book.

Contents

Craft

• On Being Inspired
• Put A Little Magic Into It
• Soul Food Feeding Your Passion
• Establishing Reality In Your Fantasy
• The Naming Of Names
• Populating Worlds
• So You Think You Know
• The Tricky Art Of Conversation
• Continuing The Conversation
• Wrapping Up The Conversation
• Spend Your Words Wisely
• Literary Detailing
• Coming To Your Senses
• The Short And The Long Of A Novel Idea

Writing Exercises

Business

• Always Another Day Away
• In Godhood Is Perfection Found
• Flexibility Is A Virtue
• Rejection And The Tender Hearted Youth
• A Little Friendly Abuse
• Anthologies
• On The Sizes Of Fishes And Ponds
• Something More Than A Thick Skin
• Promoting For The Beginner
• General Publishing Terms