Review: Excellent all-round intro to writing & publishing industry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2012
Joe Konrath (considered by many as the 'pied piper' for Indie publishers) has maintained a blog on his own personal journey through the publishing industry for some years.  Essentially, he turned the posts on that blog into this ebook - which I think is a fantastic idea as it collates in a single, easily accessible volume much of the information a writer needs to get started in the business. It represents years of experience and expertise from not just Joe but numerous other writers who have provided advice, support and input via the blog bearing the same name as the ebook - I urge any aspiring writer to check out the blog btw, I personally check in daily for Joe's posts.The ebook is a very thorough guide on everything from the craft of writing (characters, setting, plotting, tension, POV, starting your book, etc), through to publishing and marketing your work as a writer. For me the posts and wealth of information has been expertly organised into ebook format. The ebook has been excellently collated into chapters, equating to posts on Joe's blog. It has an interactive table of contents and it even has a clickable link at the end of each post (chapter in the ebook) that when clicked on your kindle, will automatically take you directly to the link in Joe's website where you can read the 'comments' for the blog post in question (provided you have either a 3G or WIFI connection of course). A clever idea and a fantastically useful added feature!!Does it have the odd spelling mistake? Yes it does. Does that detract significantly from the work and intended messages? No, I believe it does not. For the cost, I think it represents excellent value for money. This ebook represents a comprehensive and user-friendly guide for beginning authors that I cannot rate highly enough. I personally refer to it constantly. I am a big fan of Joe's work, his thrillers have given me countless hours of entertainment (lovers of the thriller genre should not missEndurance (A Novel of Terror),Afraid,Trapped, and if you like serial killer thrillers, start withSERIAL KILLERS UNCUT - The Complete Psycho Thriller (The Complete Epic)), and this is an example of a successful author giving back to the industry, and mentoring inexperienced writers seeking access to the industry. Five star effort.