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by Paulette Perhach (Author)
Learn how to take your work to the next level with this informative guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing
With warmth and humor, Paulette Perhach welcomes you into the writer's life as someone who has once been on the outside looking in. Like a freshman orientation for writers, this book includes an in-depth exploration of all the elements of being a writer--from your writing practice to your reading practice, from your writing craft to the all-important and often-overlooked business of writing. In Welcome to the Writer's Life, you will learn how to tap into the powers of crowdsourcing and social media to grow your writing career. Perhach also unpacks the latest research on success, gamification, and lifestyle design, demonstrating how you can use these findings to further improve your writing projects. Complete with exercises, tools, checklists, infographics, and behind-the-scenes tips from working writers of all types, this book offers everything you need to jump-start a successful writing life.Author Biography
PAULETTE PERHACH's writing has been published in the New York Times, Elle, Slate, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire. She's worked for Health and Coastal Living magazines, as well as various newspapers. Hugo House awarded her the Made at Hugo House fellowship in 2013. She was nominated for the 2016 BlogHer Voices of the Year award for her essay A Story of a Fuck Off Fund, which was included in the anthology Freshman Year of Life from Flatiron Books.
Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.4 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 14, 2018
