<div> <b>Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.</b><br> <br> Anyone who's ever sat down to write a novel or even a story knows how exhilarating and heartbreaking writing can be. So what makes writers stick with it? In <i>Why We Write</i>, twenty well-known authors candidly share what keeps them going and what they love most?and least?about their vocation.<br> <br> <b>Contributing authors include:</b><br> Isabel Allende<br> David Baldacci<br> Jennifer Egan<br> James Frey<br> Sue Grafton<br> Sara Gruen<br> Kathryn Harrison<br> Gish Jen<br> Sebastian Junger<br> Mary Karr<br> Michael Lewis<br> Armistead Maupin<br> Terry McMillan<br> Rick Moody<br> Walter Mosley<br> Susan Orlean<br> Ann Patchett<br> Jodi Picoult<br> Jane Smiley<br> Meg Wolitzer</div>