Provides aspiring authors with guidance to pursue a career in writing.

Provides activities to uncover individual traits and abilities, information about careers in writing, description of career planning resources, explanations for personal roadmaps, and profiles of individuals with writing careers.

"Join a select group of authors--from Stephen King to Cameron Crowe--all of whom published their first works before turning eighteen. So, You Want to Be a Writer? is the only hip how-to book that walks you through every step of the process, from generating ideas to marketing a book. You'll learn: how to battle the dreaded writer's block. - exercises to improve your storytelling skills. - how to find an agent and get published. - the ins and outs of...