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Why We Write

Written by: Meredith Maran - editor
Narrated by: Adam Barr, Rachel Perry
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Publisher's Summary

Twenty of America's best-selling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.

Anyone who's ever sat down to write a novel or even a story knows how exhilarating and heartbreaking writing can be. So what makes writers stick with it? In Why We Write, 20 well-known authors candidly share what keeps them going and what they love most - and least - about their vocation.

©2013 Meredith Maran (P)2020 Tantor

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