Failure, A Writer’s Life is a catalogue of literary monstrosities. Its loosely organized vignettes and convolutes provide the intrepid reader with a philosoph

Failure is a catalogue of literary monstrosities, a philosophy for the unreadable, and a map for new literary worlds.

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The Promise of Failure is part memoir of the writing life, part advice book, and part craft book; sometimes funny, sometimes wrenching, but always honest. McNal

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