Product Description: Being a writer can be a lonely and frustrating experience. The stories in this book-by a wide range of professional writers, novelists, journalists, freelancers, poets and screenwriters-will give readers insight into the human trials, tribulations and triumphs of writers, and writers a source of inspiration and commiseration...read more

Inspiring stories by such professional writers as journalists, novelists, and screenwriters give listeners insight into the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the writing life, sharing lessons on the importance of perseverance, the value of being themselves, the process of discovering their own voice, and the need for mentors and allies. Simultaneous. 1,000,000 first printing. (view table of contents)