NEW Reviews of Writing Books, a Series

I love to read. I have loved reading for most of my life.

As a writer, I read genre books, poetry, and non-fiction, specifically writing craft books, writing encouragement books, writing prompt books, books that inform my writing, and writing business books. This last year, I embarked on a writing business and writing marketing book binge. I read seven books on writing which focused on the business of writing and marketing, Plus, I’m currently finishing up two more books on the business of writing and marketing.

I decided it’s time to start reviewing some of these books and recommending the ones I love to my fellow writers.

The first one I’m reviewing is one I’ve reviewed before, but I wanted to highlight it once again at the start of this series, since it was the first book on the writing business that I read this year.

The Business of Writing Short Stories: Writing, Submitting, Publishing, and Marketing by Shannon Lawrence (horror writer by night) is the definitive work on the business of writing short stories.

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This book has everything you need, from non-nonsense tips on writing short stories, publishing short stories, and marketing short stories. It is jammed full of information, and I recommend it for anyone who wants to write short stories successfully.

I have been writing short stories for over three decades and I wish someone had given me this book back in college, or ten years ago when I started trying to make a business of writing. I highly recommend it as a book for any student of writing, any writer who wants to make a go of it, and anyone who needs a little help going in the right direction with the business side of writing short stories.

Truly an excellent book and a must for any writer’s shelf.