Writer in the Library: 41 Writers Reveal How They Use Libraries to Develop Their Skill, Craft & Careers - Paperback

by Patrick Carman (Author), Roscoe Ormon (Author), J. A. Jance (Author)

This non-fiction reference work collects the interviews and submissions of fiction and non-fiction writers who discuss the impact of libraries on their career development. Numerous transcripts, photos, biographies, library quotations, footnotes, a glossary, and an index present the information as a teaching tool for the reader. The contributors cross gender, race, political, philosophical, cultural, subject, and genre lines. Each had something significant to share about the importance of the library to the writer.

Author Biography

Lee McQueen has a Master of Library Science from State University of New York at Buffalo, a Bachelor of Arts from Xavier University of Louisiana, and coursework in public affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. She has been both a librarian and a bookstore owner. Now editor and publisher at McQueen Press, she also takes on writing and research assignments. Lee is a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and meets regularly with University of Denver Writing Center. Other projects with McQueenPress include the novels Kenzi and Celara Sun, the screenplay SUDAN: The Lion of Truth, plus the non-fiction Writer in the Library! 41 Writers Reveal How They Use Libraries to Develop Their Skill, Craft & Careers.