Writer's Journey: What to Know Before, During, and After Writing a Book

When she was a college student, aspiring writer Carren Strock's English professor told her, "e;Some people are writers, and some people aren't. You are not a writer."e;She didn't pick up a pen for another fifteen years… until Robert Redford came to town.Appearing in Redford's movie led to writing for national magazines, and then to selling her nonfiction book at auction to a major New York publisher.Now Carren Strock lays out her improbable journey from "e;not a writer"e; to professional writer. She shares what she's learned along the way, and tells you how you can do it, too.And you don't even need your own movie star experience.…Carren Strock is a New York-based author and lecturer. Her first book, Married Women Who Love Women, was a ground-breaking study of a previously unmentioned segment of society. When she isn't working on another book or article, she's taking photographs, painting, traveling, or spending time with her grandchildren.