Why do you want to write your book? Writers are most often very honest about this. As suggested above, they can imagine ...

If you’ve been writing professionally for a long time, nothing you do is a waste of time. Do you know what I mean? It’s the same thing as the vibe of the book. It’s not a waste of time.

As an example, one of Mansour’s clients had spent years worrying about the craft and process of writing a book. After consulting with Mansour and learning her TAP Method, which emphasizes time ...

I look at book writing a little bit like exercise ... Drafts of my books get better and better over time, of course, and I have the help of editors and colleagues when I need them.

she wrote her first book while juggling a full-time job. Bustle caught up with Bartz to learn how she made it all work. What were you doing when you decided “I’m going to write a novel”?

I tell myself it’s time to finish my short story collection. Or start my short story collection. Or start a short story. Surely books on this subject would help? While writing about writing is ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly ... and emotionally fraught time, especially when no two people could possibly have the same experience? Witt’s memoir suggests ...

The blonde relaxes across the sofa. Pink dress, pink shoes, pink toenails and pink lipstick dominate a background of blue phlox and red roses. “John,” she calls. “Bring in the babies ...