Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing Life: Inspiration and Advice from Celebrated Women Authors Who Paved the Way
By (Author) Nava Atlas
Sellers Publishing, Incorporated
Sellers Publishing, Incorporated
14th March 2011
United States
General
Non Fiction
Literature: history and criticism
808.3
Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Poetry) 2012
Hardback
192
721g
Popular author Nava Atlas explores 'the writing life' of famous women writers in this beautifully designed and illustrated book. The journals, letters, and diaries of twelve celebrated women writers, including Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Madeleine L'Engle, Anais Nin, George Sand, Edith Wharton, and Virginia Woolf, illuminate the author's creative process. Nava's own insightful commentary provides reassuring tips and advice - on such subjects as dealing with rejection, money matters, and balancing family with the solitary writing process - that will resonate with women writers in today's world. With 100+ vintage photos, illustrations, and ephemera, this book is a splendid gift book for writers.
Nava Atlas is best known as the author and illustrator of many vegan and vegetarian cookbooks including the best-selling classic, Vegetariana. A fine artist, her work is shown and collected by museums and universities across the U.S. Nava lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York State with her husband and two sons. You can see her work at navaatlas.com