Both Enjoyable AND Useful at the Same Time!

I read the "sneak peak" of "The Byline Bible" and immediately wanted to head to New York and enroll in Sue Shapiro's writing class! I am an academic and university professor myself and can COMPLETELY relate to Ms Shapiro's dismay in being told to assign students long and boring "term papers" instead of teaching students how to write stuff that people want to read! That's how I was trained, and it's NOT what I want for my own students. Writing is an essential skill in almost any profession but the practicalities of writing for publication is equally important. This book is full of practical and truly useful advice.

I really wish I could have read this guide when I first started writing and will definitely be reading it now.