About this Book




"For all the drawbacks and pitfalls, I still believe
that the writer’s life is the best life of all. You never have to wear a
watch, much less a suit and tie. You don’t have to carry a cell phone. Your
daily commute is a stroll down the hall. You can take off to be at your
kids’ ball game without asking the boss. You can set your own hours, work a
night shift if you want. You can write in your pajamas, your underwear, or
your birthday suit (I’m partial to blue jeans and a tee-shirt). When you are
a writer, you really can sleep late, do what you enjoy, and yes, you can
make a ton of money.

And you know what the best part of it is? People in
ordinary jobs can’t wait for retirement; writers can’t imagine why anyone
would want to stop working. I don’t know about you, but I intend to keep
writing until they find me slumped over my keyboard at age 102, with the
words “The End” glimmering on my computer screen. "
—Jim Denney



Resolution
and perseverance are required to build a writing career and if you’re going
to succeed, you don’t need the hype or hyperbole so often dished out in
other writer’s guides. You need a candid, no-nonsense appraisal of the daily
grind of the writer’s life, with the potholes and pitfalls clearly marked.
This book is your road map, written by someone who’s lived the writing life
for years, with more than sixty published novels and nonfiction books to his
credit.

And what a life! Big names like Stephen King, J. K.
Rowling, Tom Clancy, Sue Grafton, and thousands of others not nearly as
famous live it—why shouldn’t you? All you need