Non-Fiction Books

"Entertaining as hell." -- Rue Morgue Jeff Strand, whose work Publishers Weekly has called "wickedly funny" and Kirkus has called "ridiculously stupid," has had one of the least meteoric rises to success in the publishing industry. But he eventually got there, even if he should probably put "success" in quotes. He's been at it a long time, and has learned a lot of lessons along the way. And he shares them with brutal honesty in this very book, along with plenty of hilarious (and sometimes painful) anecdotes about his career. This is not a book that will tell you how to format a manuscript or write a compelling query letter. It's a book about how to cope with rejection and bad reviews. Book signings where nobody shows up. Helplessly watching your peers go on to greater success than you. He's been through all of that and so much more, and in these pages you'll have a bunch of laughs as you commiserate and figure out how to get through it all. Readers are saying... ”Such an engaging and hilarious, yet utterly relatable book.” “Jeff is endearingly, brutally honest about the realities of life as a writer.” “Wildly entertaining, evocative, informative and inspirational.” “Absolutely the most honest book I’ve read about writing.” “This is what you should be forced to read in creative writing classes.” “Has jump-started my own writing again, and for that I am truly grateful.” “This was like sitting down to a long, funny chat with an experienced friend.” “One of the most fun and relatable non-fiction books you're likely to read all year.” “Funny and encouraging, and despite all the hilarious anecdotes about mistakes and unglamorous moments, I've never felt more confident in my decision to continue writing like my life depends on it.” “The Writing Life isn't going to teach you how to become a bestselling author. It's going to teach you what one very good author has learned along the way and do so in a way that will make your sides hurt from laughing.” “I love this book just as much as Stephen King's ON WRITING.”