How to Fail Miserably at Writing
- Series: Everything I've Done Wrong
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Giselle is a writer who knows how to fail—consistently and thoroughly. She’s done everything wrong so you don’t have to! Have you ever had an editor tell you your entire manuscript needs to be rewritten? Three times? Giselle has. She’s experienced rejection letters, bad reviews, banned books, crappy sales, and painful missteps. Don't let the publishing industry get you down. Let's fail together! More
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- Series: Everything I've Done Wrong
- Category: Nonfiction » Publishing » Self-publishing
- Category: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor & satire » Topic / business & professional
- Published: Aug. 30, 2017
- Words: 8,970
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781370615216
About Giselle Renarde
Giselle Renarde is a queer Canadian, avid volunteer, and contributor to more than 100 short story anthologies, including Best Women's Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, Best Bondage Erotica, and Best Lesbian Romance. Ms Renarde has written dozens of juicy books, including Anonymous, Ondine, and Nanny State. Her book The Red Satin Collection won Best Transgender Romance in the 2012 Rainbow Awards. Giselle lives across from a park with two bilingual cats who sleep on her head.
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About the Series: Everything I've Done Wrong
Award-winning author Giselle Renarde gives you the inside scoop on how to fail with flair at everything you do!
Reviews
Review by:
Michelle B
on Aug. 31, 2017 :
I am going to apologize upfront by saying I'm not a writer and this 'book' probably isn't meant for me. But having taken the time to go through it I can only give my impression of it.
First it strikes me as more self-serving than instructive. It's message is essentially to just hang in there, which is something any dedicated writer should already know to do.
Second, I didn't really like the writer's style. It was too folksy and chummy, more like girl-girl chat than a sincere effort at conveying a message. So in that case I can understand her failures.
Third, this was a new author to me and always before trying out a new writer I check their profile page to get an idea of how they interact with others. It always strikes me negative when somebody posts on Smashwords but does not give reviews themselves. It doesn't seem friendly or cooperative to expect others to download and review ones work when one is not willing to reciprocate that favor.
For those honestly felt reasons I am giving this 2 stars.
I am going to apologize upfront by saying I'm not a writer and this 'book' probably isn't meant for me. But having taken the time to go through it I can only give my impression of it.
First it strikes me as more self-serving than instructive. It's message is essentially to just hang in there, which is something any dedicated writer should already know to do.
Second, I didn't really like the writer's style. It was too folksy and chummy, more like girl-girl chat than a sincere effort at conveying a message. So in that case I can understand her failures.
Third, this was a new author to me and always before trying out a new writer I check their profile page to get an idea of how they interact with others. It always strikes me negative when somebody posts on Smashwords but does not give reviews themselves. It doesn't seem friendly or cooperative to expect others to download and review ones work when one is not willing to reciprocate that favor.
For those honestly felt reasons I am giving this 2 stars.
(review of free book)