‘I loved the ‘In Writing’ podcast but I can safely say I ADORE this book. It is filled with so much accessible wisdom for writers, and is written in such an inspiring, energising way that I’ve found I’ve written more while reading it than I have in months. It’s given me my writing mojo back. I already know it’s a book I will return to again and again, and it’s earned its place on my ‘favourite books about writing’ shelf already. A triumph’ Jennie Godfrey

‘Fascinating, illuminating and inspiring (and occasionally humbling - check out Brandon Taylor's daily word count). Buy it for all the writers and readers in your life’ Lottie Moggach

‘This book offers everything a writer needs: solace, companionship, commiseration and inspiration. I loved it’ Leah Hazard

‘This book is BRILLIANT. I stormed through it in one go. It's one of the best books about writing I've ever read, and certainly the most reassuring’ Stuart Heritage

‘Some of the greatest writers alive, giving excellent answers to incisive questions about their craft. My copy is thoroughly annotated and I already know I’ll read it again. Anyone who’s interested in good writing will love it’ Andrew Hunter Murray

'The must-have companion for any writer; thoughtful, illuminating and reassuring, it’s something I’ll keep on my desk for years to come. It made me laugh out loud, sigh in solidarity, and - perhaps most happily - had me itching to get back to the page. With her gentle curiosity, Hattie lays out the dichotomy of the writing craft as something intangible yet pragmatic - and isn’t that the strange wonder of it, after all? The fact that it can be both things at once?' Claire Daverley

'Full of such inventive but also life affirming ways of honing one's craft. This book is the ultimate reminder of why writers do what they do' Katy Hessel