During a recent visit at the Chapters bookstore downtown Montreal, I decided to check out the writing advice section. This is where they keep all the books like If You Want to Write (which I haven’t read yet) or The Forest for the Trees (which I have read and very much enjoyed).
Looking at this kind of book section leaves me feeling rather confused. On the one hand, I get excited about all the great advice available and how the titles seem to cover the whole range of questions that aspiring authors might have. On the other hand, there are SO many books about writing (which means everybody and their little brothers want to write and publish) and SO many of them are silly that it kind of depresses me.
But then I found this book, and the irony of its title made me laugh and put me in a good mood again. How more meta than this can you get?
