Sometimes I write something and I'm like, oh, for sure, this is it.

This is the great book that I'm going to write next.

And sometimes my agent or my editor will be like, no, no one's going to.

That's a weird topic.

Maybe not that.

I had somebody send me a calculator.

How many books you have to sell to earn out your advance.

And I plugged in the numbers and I was like, oh my God, I guess the answer is never.

Never amount of books.

Open books all the way, just like you would expect from two of the most TMI no-holds-barred hilarious writers in the business,

which is why they're so beloved.

That was three-time New York Times bestselling memoirist Jenny Lawson

with one of my dearest writing sisters, Laura Belgrade.

She's here on tour for her debut memoir, The National Best Seller, Tough Titties,

on Living Your Best Life, When You're the Fing Worst. I have been so excited to foster this literary

love match. I knew Jenny was at the top of Laura's wish list to join us here, and I figured as a bookseller, Jenny owns the

Nowhere Bookshop in San Antonio, that she'd have heard the buzz on Laura's debut, even if she

hadn't yet had time to read tough titties. I also surmised that as one of the world's top bloggers,

Jenny was probably already a fan of Laura's award-winning blog at Talking Shrimp.

Well, yeah, I was right to trust my instincts. The rest, I hope you'll find, is podcasting magic.

Maybe you've noticed I've been a little slow lately in releasing new episodes. I've taken time off to

travel with my husband, work on our barn, support my clients in getting book deals, and quite

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