{"product_id":"hope-in-the-mail-reflections-on-writing-and-life","title":"Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life","description":"Want to write a novel? This book is the motivation you need! Part writing guide and part memoir, this inspiring book from the author of Flipped and The Running Dream is like Bird by Bird for YA readers and writers.\n\nWendelin Van Draanen didn't grow up wanting to be a writer, but thirty books later, she's convinced that writing saved her life. Or, at least, saved her from a life of bitterness and despair. Writing helped her sort out what she thought and felt and wanted. And digging deep into fictional characters helped her understand the real people in her life better as well.\n\nWendelin shares what she's learned--about writing, life, and what it takes to live the writing life. This book is packed with practical advice on the craft: about how to create characters and plot a story that's exciting to read. But maybe even more helpful is the insight she provides into the persistence, and perseverance, it takes to live a productive, creative life. And she answers the age-old question Where do you get your ideas? by revealing how events in her own life became the seeds of her best-loved novels.\n\nHope in the Mail is a wildly inspirational read for anyone with a story to share.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1984894676\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1984894676.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Van Draanen, Wendelin\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494960230577,"sku":"RDV.1984894676.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_ae897795-20c8-4b58-99f4-cf4ecea3076b.jpg?v=1723310243","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/hope-in-the-mail-reflections-on-writing-and-life","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}