Description: "This erudite, vulnerable, funny and idiosyncratic book ranks among his best." ? James Kennedy, Wall Street Journal
Brief description: Daniel Handler is best known for his books as Lemony Snicket, notably the thirteen-volume A Series of Unfortunate Events and the four-book sequence All the Wrong Questions. Under his given name, he is the author of seven novels, and has worked extensively in music, theater, film, and television. He lives in San Francisco, California.
Review Quotes: Writers lead messy lives, constantly condemned to days of lousy first drafts, failed ideas and chronic misstatements. Daniel Handler feels this deeply throughout his kinda-sorta memoir.... He wants to encourage you to give up seeking easy answers about who writers are and how writing works.... For Handler, the writing life means forever stepping into frustration and strange ironies.... Knowing there's no right way to do it is the most liberating advice of all.--Mark Athitakis "Washington Post"