Birthing A Book : Outskirts Press : 9781977246738 : 1977246737 : 23 Feb 2022 : Question: Who would enjoy reading "Birthing A Book?" Answers: Anyone who has always wanted to write a book. Anyone who has already written a book but has no idea what to do with it. Anyone who is an avid reader, interested in how people write books and get them published. All these and more are people who will enjoy reading this amusing and informative book. Instructional, funny, and honest about the pitfalls she encountered in the publishing world, Anderson describes how she came to write her first book, "The First Year: Coping With Widowhood." She takes the reader along on the journey to publication of that book and beyond. It was a labor of love, so much so that she found herself comparing the writing and publishing of a book to having a baby. She decided to begin another book about just that, ergo "Birthing A Book." As anyone who has published a book will tell you, there is a lot of downtime during the