Don't quit your day job
Subtitle: acclaimed authors and the day jobs they quit
By: edited by Sonny Brewer
Publisher: M P Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Douglas, Isle of Man
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781849821087; 9781849821360
Subjects: Social life and customs; American Authors; Career changes; Manners and customs; American authors; Biography
Description: Collects anecdotes from contemporary American authors on the jobs and careers they held before becoming successful authors, including Steve Yarbrough, Connie May Fowler, Daniel Wallace, and Cassandra King.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Railroad as art  -- Howard Bahr; title: Real work  -- Rick Bragg -- (A); title: late start in Mississippi  -- Larry Brown; title: Deacon summer  -- Pat Conroy; title: Connie May is going to win the lottery this week  -- Connie May Fowler; title: Delivering  -- Tom Franklin; title: When nobody listens  -- Tim Gautreaux; title: Fumbling for the keys to the doors of perception  -- William Gay -- (The); title: underwear salesman  -- John Grisham; title: Job experience  -- Winston Groom; title: Why I worked at the P.O.  -- Silas House; title: Hiding out with Holden Caulfield  -- Suzanne Hudson; title: Tote monkey  -- Joshilyn Jackson; title: For the good lies  -- Barb Johnson; title: My life as a spy  -- Cassandra King -- (The); title: things we do for love  -- Janis Owens; title: Message in a bottle  -- Michelle Richmond -- (A); title: summer at the phone farm  -- Clay Risen; title: Refuse  -- George Singleton; title: Faulkner's place  -- Matthew Teague; title: My shit job  -- Daniel Wallace; title: "What thou lovest well ..."  -- Brad Watson; title: So, you want to play some football? -- Steve Yarbrough.