Reviews of Writing Books
The Internet Writing Journal, May 2001Page Two of Two
Get Organized, Get Published by Don Aslett and Carol Cartaino
Writer's Digest Books, June 2001.Hardcover, 285 pages.
ISBN: 1582970033
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Have you ever spent hours looking for a
misplaced story idea, an address or even
a pen? If so, then some reorganization of your work
space could help you free up some valuable
time. Don Aslett and Carol Cartaino provide advice and tips to help
you solve these and other related problems in order to
get your home office and your writing organized
and on the right track. Getting organized will save all the time
you normally spend looking for things, which will free up
valuable extra time to write.
In addition to organization tips, the book also
provides insight and suggestions to help writers
learn time management skills and find ways to
break writer's block. Charts, examples, outlines and
quotes and comments from well-known authors are
included to enhance the presentation of the authors' ideas.
Author Don Aslett has written over 28 books on organization and time management, and author Carol Cartaino has co-authored and edited many of them. Now the authors have tailored their time management strategies for the writing profession, with excellent results. Their strategies are practical, useful, and are sure to help writers find more time to write -- and to stop making excuses. Get Organized, Get Publishing helps writers organize their writing lives and work habits so they can clear away distractions and concentrate on what's really important: the writing itself.
Get Your First Book Published by Jason Shinder
Career Press, 2001.Trade Paperback, 346 pages.
ISBN: 156414450X
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Get Your First Book Published is a
collection of advice, awards, resources,
publisher listings and profiles of
how well-known authors published
their first books.
This book does a superb
job of listing and summarizing hundreds
of available awards for both books
and poetry chapbooks, including awards exclusively
for first-time authors. Also included are
market listings for publishers favorable
to unpublished first-book manuscripts.
Contact information for each contest and
publisher listing are included.
Other lists in the book include
organizations for authors, publications
and websites. Articles and tips about writing,
plus anecdotes by writers about their experiences
in publishing their first novels are also included.
Get Your First Book Published
is a well-planned and detailed
collection of information and resources for the writer
seeking to publish his first book.
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