The Diction Dude Essential Guide to Getting Started as a Professional Writer

By Jason Gillikin

Optimized for aspiring writers eager to publish The Great American Novel, this first installment of The Diction Dude Essential Guides series surveys the literary publishing industry. It offers key industry statistics and prompts people to think about their goals in light of the different, and conflicting, stakeholder incentives within the industry. The book includes a year-long Get Fit to Print framework that resembles a couch-to-5K program. It presents "50 informed suggestions" for novel-writing and practical advice about finding -- and thriving within -- a strong critique group.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0986380660
• ISBN13: 9780986380662
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Lakeshore Technical
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"