How to Write What You Love and Make a Living at It [Paperback]

Dennis E. Hensley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 19, 2000

A writers’ writer shares his secrets

The author of 49 books and over 3,000 articles, Dennis Hensley shares his secrets for making it as an author. He discusses how to find a distinctive style, how to make time to write, and how to negotiate contracts. In easy-to-follow steps, the book outlines the keys to contacting agents, securing copyrights, and selling manuscripts to more than one market. Lots of people want to make it as writers. Hensley tells you how to do it — and enjoy the process.

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“A decade ago I attended my first writer’s workshop. Dennis Hensley was my instructor, and he delivered what he promised! Now his ethusiasm, energy and encyclopedia of ideas are captured in print.” — Liz Curtis Higgs, author of Bad Girls of the Bible

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A writers? writer shares his secrets

The author of 49 books and over 3,000 articles, Dennis Hensley shares his secrets for making it as an author. He discusses how to find a distinctive style, how to make time to write, and how to negotiate contracts. In easy-to-follow steps, the book outlines the keys to contacting agents, securing copyrights, and selling manuscripts to more than one market. Lots of people want to make it as writers. Hensley tells you how to do it ? and enjoy the process.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Shaw Books; 1st edition (December 19, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087788174X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877881742
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #555,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrificly Written, March 16, 2007

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This review is from: How to Write What You Love and Make a Living at It (Paperback)

I loved this book. As a writer, I wanted to get more information about expanding my portfolio. This book is easy to read, full of helpful information and inexpensive. You can't get much better than that! However, this book focuses on magazine article writing and not so much on books. So if you're an aspiring article writer, I say, "Don't pass this book up!"

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellen primer for the freelance writer, August 4, 2011

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I had the unusual privilege of being a student in Dr. Hensley's Freelance Writing class, and though it was (obviously) required reading for the course, I found this book quite useful for a beginning writer. I may enjoy writing, but how should I go about it, if I'd like to officially write for publication purposes? And why should I even do so?

Thankful that this is not a review written for a grade, I will still enthusiastically share that this book has a permanent place on my shelf. It isn't there as a dust collector, but as a useful resource. Doc Hensley is a valued professor, speaker, and writer - he openly shares tips of markets, topics, formats and style in this most recent edition of his work for freelancers. If this is an area of interest to you, I don't think you'd be disappointed!