Write for Your Life

“I have been fortunate enough to experience firsthand Anna Quindlen’s generosity of spirit, thoughtfulness, wisdom, and encouragement, writer to writer. It’s a wonderful thing, then, to see all of those qualities presented for writers everywhere in Write for Your Life, an invaluable guide to the hows and whys of expression, whether we’re aspiring to make art for the world around us or simply to learn more about our own lives. I’m sure that everyone who ever attempts to string a few words, or a lot of words, together to make some sort of sense will find much education and inspiration in this cherishable volume.”—Benjamin Dreyer, author of Dreyer’s English

“Highly recommended for those looking for a means of coming to terms with their lives and the world around them.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“Inspirational . . . The author’s journalistic eye for story and detail breathes life into her literary philosophies.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Anna Quindlen

“[Quindlen] is one of our most astute chroniclers of modern life.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Thank goodness for Anna Quindlen. [She] is smart. And compassionate. And witty. And wise.”—Detroit Free Press

“Anna Quindlen is America’s Resident Sane Person. She has what Joyce called the common touch, the ability to speak to many people about what’s on their minds before they have the vaguest idea what’s on their minds.”—The New York Times

“Classic Quindlen, at times witty, at times wise, and always of her time.”—The Miami Herald

“Quindlen is an astonishingly graceful writer.”—San Francisco Examiner