Shooting Yourself in the Head for Fun and Profit

About this book

Join award-winning author Lucy A. Snyder for this guide to working, surviving and thriving as a writer in a world that often doesn't properly value creative professionals. Snyder -- who's authored ten books and over 200 stories, poems, and articles -- shares her no-nonsense advice on: **\* Finding time to write** **\* Surviving as a short fiction writer** **\* Plotting** **\* Setting and world building** **\* Characterization** **\* Binge writing** **\* Collaborating on fiction** **\* Conducting sharp interviews** **\* Finding or creating a writers' group** **\* Self-publishing** **\* Finding and working with an agent** **\* Using Kickstarter to fund your project** **\* Networking at conventions** **\* Getting your books into libraries** **\* Promoting your book** You'll also get her interviews with luminary authors such as Clive Barker, Chuck Palahniuk and Ursula K. Le Guin along with valuable information on the various subgenres of fantasy and horror.