You know you have a book in you. But how do you get it out? And what do you do with it once it’s on paper (aka: your laptop)?
If that’s how you feel — you aren’t alone! According to writer Joseph Epstein, author of the best-selling book, “Snobbery: The American Version” and “Friendship: An Exposé,” “81 percent of Americans feel that they have a book in them. That’s approximately 200 million people who aspire to authorship. Excluding those who want and never do, and those who do but never publish, we’re still looking at millions of folks hungry for the literary limelight.” Be sure to read more about Epstein and his book, “A Literary Education,” which is our August Book of the Month.
So how do you make your authorship dream come true? For insight, we interviewed best-selling author Wiley Cash, who has written two novels, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” and “This Dark Road to Mercy.” Scroll down for our Q&A.
We also bring you inspiration from another 25 best-selling authors in this month’s Tips for Entrepreneurs column. From Ridley Pearson, author of “Peter and the Starcatchers,” to Guy Kawasaki, who has penned more than a dozen books on marketing, you’ll dip into a world of wisdom about the publishing industry.
Also in this issue:
- Futurist Michael Vidikan shows us the future of digital literacy.
- David Bruce Smith’s Grateful American™ History Book Club takes us back to When the US Spoke French.
- National Book Award winner Kate DiCamillo and other best-selling authors share the secrets to their success on the Authors Between the Covers Radio Show.
- Illustrator Michael Gibbs shares the art of handmade books.
We leave you with this parting thought from the immortal Jack Kerouac, who said: “It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.”
Check out more words of wisdom on writing well in our Inkandescent Quotes. Happy writing! — Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher • Illustrations by Michael Glenwood Gibbs
