The Joy of Writing
A Guide for Writers Disguised as a Literary Memoir
Drawing on his fifty years as an award-winning journalist and author of some of the finest books on Canadian history, Pierre Berton has written a witty and practical guide for writers. With almost every book a bestseller, clearly this writer knows what it takes to succeed in the publishing world. From the all-important rule of “knowing your audience” and other essential writing tips to down-to-earth advice on dealing with agents, publishers, and editors, The Joy of Writing covers every aspect of non-fiction writing and includes interviews with twenty-seven of Canada’s leading writers. Illustrated with more than thirty manuscript pages from Pierre Berton’s own works.
Includes Interviews With: Alex Barris • Ted Barris • Jack Batten • Fred Bodsworth • June Callwood…
$21.00
December 16, 2003
Pierre Berton was one of Canada’s most popular and prolific authors. From narrative histories and popular culture, to picture and coffee table books to anthologies, to stories for children to readable, historical works for youth, many of his fifty books are now Canadian classics.
Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, Pierre Berton worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He wrote columns for and was editor of…
Smug Minority
Pierre Berton
Why We Act Like Canadians
Pierre Berton
Pierre Berton's War of 1812
Pierre Berton
Flames Across the Border
Pierre Berton
The Invasion of Canada
Pierre Berton
Cats I Have Known and Loved
Pierre Berton
The Wild Frontier
Pierre Berton
Prisoners of the North
Pierre Berton
The Joy of Writing
Pierre Berton
Marching as to War
Pierre Berton
My Country
Pierre Berton
Niagara
Pierre Berton
The Promised Land
Pierre Berton