The Creative Writer's Survival Guide: Advice from an Unrepentant Novelist
“I write this blurb in distress because for years I’ve been stealing John McNally’s sharp insights into writing and publishing and passing them off as my own. Now this generous so-and-so is sharing his vast experience as a writer and editor with everyone. Worse yet, this book, despite its instructional value, is irresistibly, un-put-downably readable.”—Timothy Schaffert, author,Devils in the Sugar Shop“This has got to be the most comprehensive nuts-and-bolts how-to that has ever been written about writing. McNally has answered every one—every one!—of the questions that always come up in a Q&A session when the writer’s impulse is to talk about Art and the audience wants to know:how do I get to be you?I look forward to having this book in hand. It’s a fine addition to the ever-growing literature of creative writing, and it coverseverything.”—Janet Burroway, author,Imaginative Writing: The Elements of CraftandBridge of Sand