num_pages: 224
description: 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 writers block What the hell is workflow? How to write 10000 words in a day and The best apps for writers. How to Be a Writer is a kick-ass 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.
language: None
title: How to Be a Writer: Who Smashes Deadlines, Crushes Editors and Lives in a Solid Gold Hovercraft
publisher: NewSouth