The author is engaging, funny, and thoughtful. I get the impression that he truly wants you to write well and gives us a good foothold to get there in the crazy world(s) of science fiction. His humor is spread out over the book and keeps the text lively. I didn't think I was going to read the end of the book on the nuts and bolts of publishing but he had me in his grips and I read on. It was good information or so I hope and at least it gives me some idea of what is ahead. I recommend this book to you. It was published in 1990, but it is still wonderfully relevant and I hope you find it so too.