Some Writers Deserve to Starve: 31 Brutal Truths About the Publishing Industry

Elaura Niles

While the best thing about this little book is far and away its snappy (and all too true) title, that's not to say that what's between the covers here isn't good. Niles takes a different approach to the "how to get published" book than most writers, choosing to highlight the stumbling blocks, the barriers, and the other things that make the road to publication an obstacle course. She guides you through some of them, but the important thing here is that now writers know they're there, even if there's nothing they can do about them. (How many books on how to get published will tell you, without varnish, "Nepotism happens."?)

A valuable, often amusing little book, and worth your time if you've gotten to that point in your writing career where you're about to shop a manuscript.