Learn from My Mistakes!: (Writing advice someone who now knows better)

Making the Mistakes So You Don't Have toHe's written more than a dozen books, including the highly acclaimed Terin Ostler/Fortannis fantasy series, the Teddy Roosevelt/steampunk adventure Big Stick, and the horrifically funny Bloodsuckers. He's also edited a slew of great books, including the Fantastic Books anthologies Release the Virgins and Three Time Travelers Walk Into..., and he co-edited Across the Universe and two volumes of alternate Sherlock Holmes stories in the Baker Street Irregulars series... and that's just his fiction output. All of that means he's made-and learned from-the mistakes beginning writers usually make. And now, in this Learn From My Mistakes!, he saves you the time of making those mistakes yet again for yourself.This collection of essays-written over several years, usually as he was making the mistake he talks about-give a wonderful overview of the entire process, from idea to writing, editing to publishing, and selling the book and building a career. Told in an accessible style, Ventrella is someone you want to have a conversation with, to pick his brain. And this book offers just those suggestions.Recommended for beginning writers and those who want to level up their writing game.