A review by pearseanderson
Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer by Jeff VanderMeer

4.0

So technically I still have a few appendices to leaf through, but essentially I did finish Booklife. I don't have to read all of it though! A lot did not apply to me in my current stage. I took a lot of unnecessary notes on book readings and the advertising world and whatnot. I would've liked a few more issues to be addressed in this former topic. Like book trailers: what if yours, like many others, sucks? What's the best way to quantify a piece of literature into other mediums for publicity? If a promise is made, for a book site or blog or something to stay updated, how long should it actually be updated? When Jeff discusses new media, decay needs to be heavily factored in. Because the internet is a real graveyard at times and I could use a lantern.
In terms of writing, Jeff did a great job highlighting different aspects of the job, gave powerful anecdotes, and used all the networks he had to give even more anecdotes from others. It was a professional though tiring read. 8/10.