Hey, book lovers. It's Linda Siebertson coming to you on Pub Day for my new book,

Beautiful Writers, a journey of big dreams and messy manuscripts with tricks of the trade from

bestselling authors. I wanted to share this celebration with you in a writers roundup because you are listeners

have helped make this book a reality. I don't think I've ever been so excited to release a book,

not even for my first one, nearly a quarter of a century ago. Holy smokes. With this one,

I really took my time to get it to the point where I love it. Hopefully,

you'll find her fun and funny and unlike any writing book you've read. It's a coming of career

writing memoir, with all sorts of magic and mayhem mixed with wisdom, advice, and inspiration

from some of the most beloved authors in the

world, excerpts taken straight from this show. My goal with this book was to share the behind-the-scenes

details we write are struggling to claw our way to the top or even the middle don't normally

share. And to do it cinematically, so you feel

like you're there. As you may know, I was driven from the start to help save forests and animals

living in them. Kind of a conflict when what you're attempting to do for a living kills trees.

But I was so driven by my vision, still am,

that much of what I did was absurd and over the top and even foolish.

But it was practical too.

Looking back, my story is kind of a roadmap for succeeding in any creative venture.

And in the end, things worked out more beautifully than I dared to hope.

As you watch me struggle in the storyline to work out questions, like, do I need a degree to write?

And how do I make a living before it pays to write?

And what's the best way to wrangle time so good habits stick?

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