Books

Books to Live and Write By

Books to Live and Write By

I have been at this game for 20 years now. I’ve logged my 10,000 hours. And then some. I know what I’m doing. Or do I? These are the best books on writing I turn to again and again. These books are my favorite for fiction, non-fiction, essay, and memoir writing.

They will make you a better writer, and a better person.

How Long Does It Take to Write a Book?

How Long Does It Take to Write a Book?

Most people I meet are curious about how long it takes to write a book. I suspect writers ask because they are secretly comparing their process to mine, or they are calculating the free hours in their days, ever convinced that if they only had more time... Non-writers express...

Publishing a Book: 3 Very Different Experiences

Publishing a Book: 3 Very Different Experiences

This is the story of three very different books. The process of publishing a book can be thrilling, disheartening, empowering, and everything in between. My three books are very similar to the reader, but the difference in what Blacklisted from the PTA, Who Peed on My ...

Book Club Questions for Who Peed on My Yoga Mat?

Book Club Questions for Who Peed on My Yoga Mat?

If you choose a funny book for book club you might not need questions. If you choose Who Peed on My Yoga Mat? you might be too busy laughing to focus on any formal questions. Not because the author is so funny--though she is slightly amusing, she's been told. No, you'll be...