For Those About to Write: How I Learned to Love Books and Why I Had to Write Them (Paperback)

by Dave Bidini (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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Praise for For Those About to Rock:

“Equal parts career guide and history lesson, For Those About to Rock tells not only how to get where you’re going, but where it all came from in the first place.”
— The Globe and Mail

“… Enormously readable … filled with first-person insights and useful information and peppered with the kind of trivia that appeals to even the nonmusical.”
— The Gazette

“This is an extraordinarily entertaining volume for kids of all ages….”
— Edmonton Journal

“One of ‘two books every Canadian musician must read.’”
–Long and McQuade

Product Description
Dave Bidini’s quirky personal path to becoming a writer (as well as a well-known rock musician and sports enthusiast) began when he was very young and loved to pick at the typewriter.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Tundra Books (October 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887767699
• ISBN-13: 978-0887767692
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,314,856 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick, interesting, and relevant read , November 3, 2007

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Very strongly recommended for both school and community library collections, "For Those About To Write: How I Learned to Love Books And Why I Had To Write Them" is the personal story of rock musician and sports enthusiast Dave Bidini's efforts as a writer whose first book, 'On a Cold Road' was published in 1998 and was about what it was like to tour Canada as part of a popular rock 'n' roll band called the 'Rheostatics'. Dave went on to write more books including 'Trop of Hockey' (2001) and 'Baseballissimo' (2004). Dave's anecdotal history of himself as a reader and a writer will admirably serve to introduce children ages 10 and older to what it is like to be a writer, how they can become writers themselves, and the values writing has both as a pastime and as a profession. Although specifically written to interest young readers in the world of writing and publishing, "For Those About To Write" will also prove to be a quick, interesting, and relevant read for adults of all ages who are themselves considering the writing of a book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great "follow up" to "For Those About to Rock.", November 28, 2007

By	Christopher Schappert - See all my reviews

This is Dave Bidni's second book for young adults. His first, "For Those About to Rock," was a primer on the music industry for those who think, or hope, that rock and roll stardom, or frustration, may be in their future. I highly recommend that book as well as "For Those About to Write," which is it's literary bookend.

The book is very well written, as entertaining as it is informative. Using his own experiences as a writer as a backdrop to introducing the literary world works wonderfully.

Writers and potential writer of all ages will enjoy this book. To her delight, I have read the book aloud to my eight year old daughter. She didn't know who F. Scott Fitzgerald was before, but she does now. She also knows who Dave Bidini is, and so should you.