A Writer's Journey: What to Know Before, During, and After Writing a Book

When she was a college student, aspiring writer Carren Strock’s English professor told her, “Some people are writers, and some people aren’t. You are not a writer.”

She didn’t pick up a pen for another fifteen years… until Robert Redford came to town.

Appearing in Redford’s movie led to writing for national magazines, and then to selling her nonfiction book at auction to a major New York publisher.

Now Carren Strock lays out her improbable journey from “not a writer” to professional writer. Sh...