The Shy Writer

"Sell your words, not your soul," says C. Hope Clark, founder of FundsforWriters and now author of The Shy Writer. Clark became a writer because of the seclusion, but she quickly learned that writers, known for their reclusive natures, could not publish without the dog-and-pony shows demanded by publishers and editors. So she fought the mainstream advice and published The Shy Writer.

The Shy Writer is the introvert's guide to managing a writing career in a commercial world.

Writers receive pointers on how to maneuver in the writing arena without a social weight around their neck. Shyness is a natural trait, and she helps writers embrace that fact. Shy and savvy is the message in this book, and Hope gives a thumbs-up to skipping the signings and dodging the crowds.