Terry Mcdonell writes about writers and writing in his memoir. Popular magazines and the people he interacted with who wrote and edited these periodicals are discussed along with techniques for hiring and jeeping top-notch employees. Some of the personalities in his story are Steve Jobs and other magazine editors, writers, and promoters with whom he socialized and worked professionally. Behind the scenes, information of various types is shared with the reader. Writers will learn some techniques of the writing and editing tradecraft. Social media and Google are also mentioned. You will get to know many people who worked with and relaxed with during his career.

Readers who enjoy memoirs, writers, editors, or people striving to do these jobs, entrepreneurs who want to learn about magazines and related topics, and anyone who enjoys knowing about celebrities.

I liked all of this book, but especially the parts about writing, editing, and promoting on the internet.

It's hard to think of anything I didn't like.

I wanted to learn more about writing, editing, and promoting because this will help me be a better writer.

I felt as if I got to know the characters, more about their world, and learned about the magazine world as well which was a new topic for me. I feel more equipped to interact with writers, editors, and magazine workers.

The information in this book brought this lifestyle into clear focus, gave me insight into the magazine publishing world, and helped me to understand about writing and editing.

This book is clearly written and shows details of a unique lifestyle, a journey worth taking because you will be involved with the characters, and scenes, and learn about this unique world and lifestyle.

This book as I see it is not something someone would read casually. It is packed with information that keeps the reader wanting to know more. If you want to read for a few minutes a day, fine poetry or something else.

I hope to use this book as a study guide so I can learn about writing, editing, magazine publishing, using social media, and how to successfully use the internet to share my writing interests.

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