Writing In a New Convertible with the Top Down delves into the daily realities of the creative process using the vehicle of an intimate correspondence between two talented, published writers. From their insights and examples, you can learn how to quit stalling, shift into creative gear, and speed successfully on your way. At the end of each chapter - like stops along a shared road - they offer the exercises and practical suggestions that have worked for them and their students.

From reviews of the first edition:

"Wise and constructive. These letters shed light on writing as a process and let you feel you're sitting in on an intimate, empowering writers' group."
-- Judith Appelbaum,How to Get Happily Published

"Writing in a Convertible really is, as its subtitle says, A Unique Guide for Writers"
-- Patricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle