{"product_id":"falling-to-fly-todd-fahnestock-9781952699580","title":"Falling to Fly: The Book to Read Before You Give up on Your Writing Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003eDreamer. Wannabe. Overnight success. Catastrophic failure. Writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlimpse the gritty, behind-the-scenes struggles of author Todd Fahnestock as he reveals his dreams, trials, and adventures through the creative swamps of writing and the hard-edged world of publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFahnestock dodges junior high bullies armed with needles taped to Bic pens, cracks into traditional publishing by hitchhiking to the middle of nowhere to meet writing legend Gary Paulsen, and nearly falls to his death hanging cables inside an oil tanker. All to follow the author's dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubmerged in the treacherous, ever-changing ocean of art and business, Fahnestock paints an unforgettable portrait with honesty and touching vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Reminiscent of Steven Pressfield's \u003cem\u003eThe War of Art\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFalling to Fly\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the artist's challenge not from a how-to perspective but from an emotional and psychological one.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Jerry Fabyanic, Award-Winning Author of the Sisyphus Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book is the \u003cem\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/em\u003e of the publishing industry.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Seth Brown, CEO of Lullabot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd Fahnestock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952699584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952699580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e F4 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Todd Fahnestock","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965342269695,"sku":"9781952699580","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fdff439-2042-48db-9cf1-70b8432f6315.jpg?v=1767279921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/falling-to-fly-todd-fahnestock-9781952699580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}