{"product_id":"2940016691619","title":"First You Write: The WORST Way to Become an Almost Famous Author and the BEST Advice I Got While Doing It","description":"This funny, uplifting 90-minute read was published live from the London Book Fair and featured by the Center for Fiction as an Essential Books for Writers, leaving thousands of writers laughing, crying and thinking along the way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir, BALD IN THE LAND OF BIG HAIR (HarperCollins 2001), Joni Rodgers invited readers along on her family's harrowing (but hilarious) journey through the Badlands of cancer and self-discovery. In this mini-memoir, Rodgers expands on how events before, during and after her stint in chemo led to her becoming a New York Times bestselling author and celebrity ghostwriter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeppered with laughter and enriched with wisdom from friends and mentors, FIRST YOU WRITE challenges aspiring writers to reflect on what compels us to create and shares an optimistic but controversial take on where the publishing industry is headed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lot of people ask me why a New York Times bestselling author repped by William Morris Endeavor would choose to indie publish,\" says Rodgers. \"This is the answer. It isn't perfect, but I tried to be true. And it's a quick read. I kept it short, because the best piece of writing advice I ever received was delivered to me by the late, great Rue McClanahan: Stop kvelling and get back to work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Center For Fiction lists FIRST YOU WRITE as an Essential Book For Writers, saying, \"Rodgers' writes with wit and candor not only about her circuitous route to becoming a New York Times bestselling memoirist and a critically acclaimed small-press novelist... Rodgers' willingness to experiment (isn't that what artists do?) and to turn preconceived publishing notions on their ear is wonderfully refreshing, and her whip-smart observations will keep you turning (virtual) pages.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKUDOS FOR AUTHOR JONI RODGERS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rodgers is a pure storyteller. She writes with a wit, lyricism, humanity and joy that make her books impossible to put down.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alternately wrenching and humorous...Rodgers' strength is a womanly wise, laugh-through-tears appreciation of life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rodgers lives, loves and writes without a safety net... managing the rare literary feat of being painful and funny in one urgent breath.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntertainment Weekly","brand":"Stella Link Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081695412464,"sku":"2940016691619","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016691619_p0.jpg?v=1763640104","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016691619","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}