I Don't Want to be a Pirate - Writer, maybe
Publisher: Aventine Press
Published: 3/15/08
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781593305284
Subjects: writing; humor
First sentence: It’s tough to determine what really gets one going in an endeavor but I believe my writing adventure started way back before I was a teenager.
Description: This is Swiatek's humorous journey as a writer, with all the joys, disappointments, experiences and hemorrhoids brought on through dealings with agents, book stores, publishers and marketers. Written to enlighten authors and aspiring writers with insight into the publishing business, it is also meant to give them and everyone else a few laughs.
Notes: Writer Bob Tells It Like It Is, August 10, 2008 Bob is always fun. He has a way with words. He has a way with stories, especially stories full of personal anecdotes and offbeat happenings. But there is nothing more fun than reading a writer trying to explain how the hell the universe of writing and publishing actually works. It is like trying to grasp string theory with quantum chopsticks. This memoir relating the arduous adventure of thoughts on their way to the bookshelf is a must read for all Swiatek fans. You'll laugh, sure, but mainly you'll come away with a huge appreciation of just how much work goes in to making those pithy comments. I know being a pirate would have been a lot easier, but writing is where the real adventures are. Thomas Fortenberry, Charlotte, NC