{"product_id":"how-to-write-a-novel-in-20-pies-sweet-and-savory-tips-for-the-writing-life-paperback","title":"How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies: Sweet and Savory Tips for the Writing Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Wallen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmil Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProviding comfort food and inspiration for the aspiring novelist, \u003ci\u003eHow To Write a Novel in 20 Pies\u003c\/i\u003e offers novelist and writing coach Amy Wallen's insider secrets on living the writing life. Filled with chapters about writing, revising, submitting to an agent, and book promotion, this book combines Wallen's experienced writing advice with the brilliant illustrations of Emil Wilson, including recipes for literary success and the full recipes for 20 sweet and savory pies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a novelist, memoirist, and associate director of the New York State Summer Writers Institute, Amy Wallen has a few things to say about the writing world, many of them irreverent and snarky. From her perspective as a teacher, mentor, and published author, her belief is that the way to survive the hard knocks of writing a book and trying to get published is to bust a gut working, laughing, and eating pie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith chapters including \"Oh Agent, Where Art Thou?\", \"Revising, Rewriting, and Reimagining,\" and \"The Joy of Rejection,\" Wallen balances out the challenging stages of the writing process with both sweet and savory goodness, featuring recipes for chocolate pecan pie, salmon and portobello pie, and the recipe for the best cherry pie ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout the book, Wallen demystifies the vagaries of the publishing business, providing delicious recipes that will keep your belly full even when you're staring at an empty page. Her writing advice is neatly paired with the brilliant illustrations of Emil Wilson, who shares her sharp wit, sardonic look at the demands of the writing life, and her mad love of pie. Combined, the stories, lessons, images, and recipes will provide encouragement and camaraderie for the novel-writing journey, from putting pen to page, to finding an agent, to celebrating publication--all with a piece of pie.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Wallen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMoon Pies and Movie Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Ghouls: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e of Ghost Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Currently, she is working on two novels, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e and she started NaNoPieMo after NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Month), which encourages writers to get started on their novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmil Wilson \u003c\/b\u003eis an art director, illustrator, and comic artist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e based in San Francisco. His work has appeared in numerous \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e magazines and newspapers, as well as on billboards, gas \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e station walls, NPR, the Oscars, and the Super Bowl. He recently graduated from The Center for Cartoon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Studies, where he has completed a graphic novel in verse form. 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