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Whether you are new to writing or an experienced veteran, this wonderful book by #1 bestselling author Susan Gabriel will provide you with inspiration, writing tips and encouragement to get going and keep going.

In addition to sharing from her own experience as a writer for over 15 years, Gabriel also reflects on thoughts and experiences from a wide variety of writers and other inspiring people including Elizabeth Gilbert, Tina Fey, Virginia Woolf, Harriet Tubman, Ursula Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver, Alice Munro, Jane Austen, Maya Angelou, Brene Brown, Emily Dickinson, Harper Lee, Anne LaMott, Nora Ephron, May Sarton, Willa Cather, Carson McCullers, Sue Monk Kidd, Alice Walker, Mary Oliver, and others.

You'll enjoy the wide-ranging and inspiring essays, including:

*Where ideas come from

*The art of "shitty" first drafts

*A lesson from Tina Fey

*101 excuses why people don't write

*Writers who are also mothers

*Kill your darlings

*What writers can learn from coyotes

*It's never too late to start your writing career

and much more.

"Do one thing every day that scares you." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"When your heart speaks, take good notes." - Judith Campbell