They Wrote the Book: Thirteen Women Mystery Writers Tell All
- ISBN-10
- 1883523354
- ISBN-13
- 9781883523350
- Category
- Literary Criticism / Women Authors
- Pages
- 134
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Spinsters Ink
- Author
- Helen Windrath
Description
Thirteen British and North American women mystery writers describe their professional lives: their struggles to make time to write; strategies for maintaining concentration and focus throughout the creative process; and reflections upon the thought and effort that go into crafting each word and every story they weave.
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