Fame | The Making of a Book: Agents, Covers and Tours | Book Readings

Part of the Writers' Confessions series

Michael Glassbourg
TickleScratch Productions
24 minutes • 2005
Also available on DVD

Guy Vanderhaeghe thinks writers should take their work seriously, but not themselves. Elizabeth Ruth tries to avoid the cult of personality that forms around successful authors. Russell Smith has dodged criticism from other writers for being too visible. These and other writers discuss the public life of a writer, their working relationships with agents and publishers, and what they gain from giving readings.

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Subject(s): Artists, Literature