‘Still Writing offers up a cornucopia of wisdom, insights, and practical lessons gleaned from Dani Shapiro’s long experience as a celebrated writer and teacher of writing. The beneficiaries are beginning writers, veteran writers and everyone in between’ Jennifer Egan

From Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of Devotion and Slow Motion, comes a witty, heartfelt, and practical look at the exhilarating and challenging process of storytelling. At once a memoir, a meditation on the artistic process, and advice on craft, Still Writing is an intimate companion to living a creative life. Writers - and anyone with an artistic temperament - will find inspiration and comfort in these pages. Offering lessons learned over twenty years of teaching and writing, Shapiro shares her own revealing insights to weave an indispensable almanac for modern writers.

"A paean to discipline and solitude" - New York Times

"A practical, wise, and inviting guide to [Shapiro’s] 20-year journey as an author and teacher" - Elle

"Honest and conversational, Shapiro provides an introspective look into the creative process and the value of persistence, offering insight to writers at any level" - Booklist

"Intimate, honest, clear-eyed, and grounded" - Kirkus

"Her guidance is sound, and her imagery can be transporting" - The New York Times Book Review