《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评

The title of this handy how-to manual might smack of hubris, but it is recommended by the Associated Writing Program, and the contents are part directory, part inspirational anecdotes. Drawn from responses of published writers to a questionnaire, the contents include writers' favorite first novels and their thoughts on their first books, addresses of publishers "favorable to unpublished first-book manuscripts," addresses for grants and contests for unpublished writers by state, and the obligatory chapters on negotiating contracts and publicizing one's debut novel. In tone and substance, this book is to unpublished writers what What Color Is Your Parachute is to the unemployed: comforting, inspiring, and possibly even useful. Shinder is a published writer (Among Women; Tales from the Couch: Writers on Therapy) who directs the Writing Program at Sundance Institute; Holman directs the Literary Horizons program for Poets and Writers, and Herman is the editor of Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents. Recommended for public and academic libraries in spite of possible overlap with other directories. Robert Moore, Itworld.com, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.