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Here's the book writers have been waiting for! Covering every aspect of the creative journey, Living the Writing Life shows readers how to:

*Develop salable ideas
*Turn ideas into stories
*Set a writing schedule and stick to it
*Conduct accurate research
*Dissect best-sellers in order to discover what makes them work
*Develop compelling characters and plot
*Write dialogue that sounds real and engaging
*Find an agent or an editor who will help publish your work
*Put their ideas into story form
*Understand the submission and publishing process
*Promote their work
*Stay alive and inspired through it all

Advice is given in a straightforward and usable manner, laying out and examining all of the tools available to writers, from imagination to technology. [via]