Ask the Author: Michael Shnayerson
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Michael Shnayerson
I started by trying to do a history of the whole contemporary art market and realized how impossibly large a subject that was! So I whittled it down to the art dealers, and let them tell the story, as it were..
Michael Shnayerson
I get inspired by the subject, if it feels like the right one, and that inspires me to get started...
Michael Shnayerson
I've just finished my book on the history of contemporary art dealers - called BOOM: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art
Michael Shnayerson
For non-fiction writers -- subject is everything. Don't settle for one less than great!
For fiction writers, it's all about pulling up what you need from your heart and soul. A very different challenge, in my experience
For fiction writers, it's all about pulling up what you need from your heart and soul. A very different challenge, in my experience
Michael Shnayerson
The best thing about being a writer? Hmm. Well, writing is a license to learn new things...It's exciting to be immersed in a new book, and that in itself is perhaps the best thing...
Michael Shnayerson
HI there,
Writer's block is something I associate with fiction writers - because any work of fiction is such a new journey, it can be overwhelming (hence writer's block). As a non-fiction writer, I do get anxious, but usually just putting my book aside for a day helps me organize my thoughts and push on
Writer's block is something I associate with fiction writers - because any work of fiction is such a new journey, it can be overwhelming (hence writer's block). As a non-fiction writer, I do get anxious, but usually just putting my book aside for a day helps me organize my thoughts and push on
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