"I found Linda's podcast during the pandemic and it's hard to explain just how much it brought to my life. Her brand new book baby is born of all the best parts of that -- friendship, camaraderie, inspiration, wisdom -- packaged to savor the voices, underline, annotate and treasure the wisdom, intimacy and personality of Sivertsen and so many favorite authors.

What's incredible is how the author has woven her own narrative -- the ups and downs, tears and triumphs -- as the framework to share all of the nuggets of writing perspective from famous authors. I love both threads equally and ADORE hearing Linda's voice in my head as she writes (seriously I'm laughing and tearing up right along with her with every step).

If you're a writer, or like reading about writers, or a book-lover who is curious to hear the backstory of just how much emotion, energy, planning, pain, inspiration, negotiating, dreaming and WORK goes into birthing a book baby into the world, this book is like no other in giving so many of those backstories in one beautifully written book.

THANK YOU, Linda for your generous spirit and warm heart. And to you and BenBella for bringing this book into the world (and my life!!)"