{"product_id":"2940158393952","title":"Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t","description":"There's a mantra that real writers know but wannabe writers don't. And the secret phrase is this:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRecognizing this painful truth is the first step in the writer's transformation from amateur to professional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Chapter Four:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"When you understand that nobody wants to read your shit, you develop empathy. You acquire the skill that is indispensable to all artists and entrepreneurs--the ability to switch back and forth in your imagination from your own point of view as writer\/painter\/seller to the point of view of your reader\/gallery-goer\/customer. You learn to ask yourself with ev­ery sentence and every phrase: Is this interesting? Is it fun or challenging or inventive? Am I giving the reader enough? Is she bored? Is she following where I want to lead her?\"","brand":"Black Irish Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113031680240,"sku":"2940158393952","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158393952_p0.jpg?v=1764121807","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158393952","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}