How Words Get Good (eBook)

A bibliophile's paradise, a trove of inside stories and fascinating facts. The journey made by words, from the mind of an author to the printed page, is surprisingly complex and often hilarious, and Rebecca Lee is the perfect guide.

Everything you could want to know, and a whole lot more you didn't even know you wanted, about the history and process of writing. Fascinating stories, secrets and nuggets of advice from inside the belly of the publishing beast. You'll finish this book wanting to get started on your own, and knowing exactly how to go about it.

A book full of good words about how words get good. Drawing on wide reading and long experience, Rebecca Lee shines a light on the talented people who work behind the scenes to bring the best possible version of a book to its readers. Revealing, readable and fun.

A fascinating and funny look at what really goes into the making of a book

A very amiable, freely digressive omniumgatherum of book-related bits and pieces ... Interesting and unexpected

Inject this straight into my veins!

Chock-full of the kind of anecdotes that are catnip for booklovers

Any bibliophile will find many enjoyable nuggets in this compendium of book chat

A masterpiece

Bibliophiles will really enjoy this ... Rebecca Lee takes you on a journey - a book's journey - and there's never a dull moment. She moves skilfully back and forth between fascinating book-making history to delightful modern-day anecdotes from both her own experience and other experts in the book-publishing profession.

Engaging, informative, and fascinating!

Excellent and much-needed ..... I am not sure I have ever read anything as good on the process of getting a book into print. ... A straightforward masterpiece.

From ghost writers to grammar, from translation to typesetting, she proves a lively and engaging guide to the long process of making a book, tracing its history from the ancient world to the modern day. ... A funny and illuminating peek into publishing below stairs.

Cheerful, clearheaded

Many enjoyable digressions ... An engaging guide to the behind-the-scenes work involved in getting a book published ... Insightful

Beautifully written, unbelievably well informed and utterly fascinating - I adored it.