“Crystal clear, bracing as ice water,
Escaping Into the Open
should be read by all scribblers regardless of material success.”  —Rita Mae Brown
Bestselling, award-winning novelist Elizabeth Berg knows a thing or two about writing, having graced the world with wonderful works of fiction including
Talk Before Sleep
,
The Year of Pleasures
, and the acclaimed Oprah Book Club Selection,
Open House
. With
, she offers an inspiring, eminently entertaining, and delightfully practical handbook on the joys, challenges, and creative possibilities inherent in the writing life. Now revised with new material—a classic in the vein of
Writing Down the Bones
by Natalie Goldberg and Anne Lamott’s
Bird by Bird
—Elizabeth Berg’s
is an indispensable guide for any aspiring storyteller.