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 , twenty well-known authors candidly share what keeps them going and what they love most?and least?about their vocation.Isabel AllendeDavid BaldacciJennifer EganJames FreySue GraftonSara GruenKathryn HarrisonGish JenSebastian JungerMary KarrMichael LewisArmistead MaupinTerry McMillanRick MoodyWalter MosleySusan OrleanAnn PatchettJodi PicoultJane SmileyMeg WolitzerAnyone 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 , twenty well-known authors candidly share what keeps them going and what they love most?and least?about their vocation.Isabel AllendeDavid BaldacciJennifer EganJames FreySue GraftonSara GruenKathryn HarrisonGish JenSebastian JungerMary KarrMichael LewisArmistead MaupinTerry McMillanRick MoodyWalter MosleySusan OrleanAnn PatchettJodi PicoultJane SmileyMeg Wolitzer