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Author Alan Canton starts with the premise that seniors, his target audience, want to write to make money. To supplement their income. For those that do, this is a substantial guide. In his fast-moving, punchy style, Canton counsels that retirees or seniors in general can succeed in writing specifically because they bring to the task a lifetime of experience and knowledge. I agree whole heartedly with that concept, but in...
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A pleasure to read and beautifully written, with a lot of life wisdom behind it, this is one book that can really help an aspiring writer. Canton's explanation of the difference between process and substance activities in the use of our time is alone worth the price of the book. I don't quite agree that good writing is a craft that anyone can learn but this book can give courage to people who've loved good writing but never...
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The Silver Pen is aimed at the retiree who wants to supplement an unearned income wirh a part-time home based free lance writing job . The author shows how to: sell articles to specialized magazines, do ghost writing, write public relations releases , do grant proposals, and do commercial writing. As a retired senior citizen with both business and accademic exerience, and having written many reports and conducted research,...
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