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The material is right there in front of you. You’ve known yourself for, well, a lifetime—and you finally feel ready to share your story with the world. Yet when it actually comes time to put pen to paper, you find that you’re stumped.
 
Enter Adair Lara: award-winning author, seasoned…

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1 author picked Naked, Drunk, and Writing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is Adair Lara’s love letter to writers. Her writing is divine and will keep you motivated to write and promote your book. It reminds you as a writer that even though you may be knee-deep in book marketing and book publishing at this moment, take heart; first and foremost, you are a writer!

I also love this book because Adair teaches by example. For one thing, the use of the word “Naked” in the title. Adair reveals in the book that she decided to include the word “Naked” in the title because she read that books sell better…

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