Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849821364 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Also the editor of the anthology series Stories from the Blue Moon Café, he lives in Fairhope, AL.. About the AuthorSonny Brewer is the author of four novels, including The Poet of Tolstoy Park and The Widow and the Tree
Sonny Brewer is the author of four novels, including The Poet of Tolstoy Park and The Widow and the Tree. Also the editor of the anthology series Stories from the Blue Moon Café, he lives in Fairhope, AL.
These authors tell good tales. Sonny Brewer, Editor Fairhope, Alabama. If you wonder what work preceded their efforts to produce a great pile of books, if you would like to know how they made the transition to, as William Gay said, “clocking in at the culture factory,” then this is the book you’ve been waiting for. Cover picture by Barry Moser. Sonny Brewer, Editor Fairhope, Alabama.. These authors tell good tales. Favorite authors discuss the day jobs they left behind. If you wonder what work preceded their efforts to produce a great pile of books, if you would like to know how they made the transition to, as William Gay said, “clocking in at the culture factory,” then this is the book you’ve been waiting for. Contributory autobiographical essays by: John Grisham, Pat Conroy, Howard Bahr, Rick Bragg, Larry Brown, Connie May Fowler, Tom Franklin, Tim Gautreaux, William Gay, Winston Groom, Silas House, Suzanne Hudson, Joshilyn Jackson, Barb Johnson, Cassandra K
"As I enjoy writing myself" according to Drexell Sullivan. As I enjoy writing myself, and am not as good as these folks, I am certainly not quitting my day job! Enjoyed reading the journeys.. "Don't Quit Your Day Job" according to parker. A marvelous collection of what are essentially autobiographical short stories by writers dealing with some of the trials they endured en route to, either by design or accident, becoming successful fiction writers. All are set in the deep South. Each essay is unique and somehow haunting. Some are hilarious. All leave the reader with a profound sense of personal experience as the only true subject matter for good fiction.. "Love it" according to J. Bartley. The first story is a bit tedious, but after that, great writers telling great stories pretty much summs up the book.