'Good writers offer advice. Great writers offer condolences' If you
want to be a writer, then you'd better be ready to hurl yourself at
the door. That's the message from Stephen Marche in this
irresistibly droll broadside. Perseverance, in the teeth of
rejection, forms the essence of a writer's life. It's what it
takes, so no whining. Even the greatest of writers grapple with
failure. Marche's provocative, often very funny vignettes range
through literary history from Samuel Johnson ('broke as f*ck') to
Jane Austen's lacklustre publishing deals, to Dostoevsky facing
mock-execution. The trick is to endure. As James Baldwin famously
exhorts us: 'Write. Find a way to keep alive and write.' For new
and seasoned writers, Marche's words are salutary and, in a
paradoxical way, consoling. All writers are up against it. Success
is just an attire.
General
Imprint: |
Sort Of Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Stephen Marche
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Dimensions: |
178 x 111mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
128 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-914502-08-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-914502-08-6 |
Barcode: |
9781914502088 |
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