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Scratch writers, money, and the art of making a living

"A collection of essays from today's most acclaimed authors--from Cheryl Strayed to Roxane Gay to Jennifer Weiner, Alexander Chee, Nick Hornby, and Jonathan Franzen--on the realities of making a living in the writing world. In the literary world, the debate around writing and commerce ofte...

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Other Authors: Martin, Manjula (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017.
Edition: First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Subjects:
Authorship.
Authors and publishers.
Authorship > Marketing.
Authorship > Vocational guidance.
Arts > Economic aspects.
Authors, American > 21st century > Biography > Anecdotes.
Work > Psychological aspects.
Self-realization.
Anecdotes.
Table of Contents:
  • EARLY DAYS
  • Owning this /
  • Julia Fierro
  • With compliments /
  • Nina MacLaughlin
  • Faith, hope, and credit /
  • Cheryl Strayed in conversation with Manjula Martin
  • On staying hungry /
  • Rachael Maddux
  • Portrait of the artist as a debut novelist /
  • Porochista Khakpour
  • The mercenary muse /
  • Colin Dickey
  • Running the widget factory /
  • Susan Orlean in conversation with Manjula Martin
  • The wizard /
  • Alexander Chee
  • You are the second person /
  • Kiese Laymon
  • Five years in the wilderness /
  • Cari Luna
  • Freedom /
  • Richard Rodriguez in conversation with Caille Millner
  • Word hard, read dead /
  • Yiyun Li in conversation with Manjula Martin
  • Write to suffer, publish to starve /
  • J. Robert Lennon
  • THE DAILY GRIND
  • The best work in literature /
  • Manjula Martin
  • The insider /
  • Kate McKean
  • Against "vs." /
  • Leslie Jamison
  • Love for sale /
  • Harmony Holiday
  • Unlikeable /
  • Emily Gould
  • Sad birth lady (tm) /
  • Meaghan O'Connell
  • Ghost stories /
  • Sari Botton
  • Economies 101 /
  • Susie Cagle
  • Security /
  • Roxane Gay in conversation with Manjula Martin
  • Monetization /
  • Choire Sicha
  • Not a complaint /
  • Nell Boeschenstein
  • The jump /
  • Sarah Smarsh
  • SOMEDAY
  • Selling out /
  • Austin Kleon in conversation with Manjula Martin
  • A sort of fairy tale /
  • Malinda Lo
  • Growing up /
  • Nick Hornby in conversation with Manjula Martin
  • FAQ: how to buy a home /
  • Mallory Ortberg
  • Diversity is not enough: race, power, publishing /
  • Daniel JoseĢ Older
  • Worth /
  • Jennifer Weiner
  • Like a fish in a tweed suit /
  • Jonathan Franzen in conversation with Manjula Martin
  • The if of it: lunatic independence in nine easy steps /
  • Laura Goode.

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