"This book is an adventure I never knew I needed as a writer." -NetGalley. In this frank memoir, Lisle asks what a writer—or anyone devoted to self-expression in the arts—needs to flourish and find fulfillment in work and life. She shares insights from artists and other authors and reflects on the way nature nurtures a literary life. It "pulses with intellectual discussions, lived feminist history and its resultant tensions..." -BookLife. "In fluid, evocative prose, Laurie Lisle turns her biographer's eye on her own life with a clear-eyed, honest gaze that probes, delights, and illuminates." -Jennifer Browdy, author From $7.99 SHOP NOW /