{"product_id":"the-30-second-commute-stephanie-dickison-9781550228373","title":"The 30-Second Commute: A Non-Fiction Comedy about Writing and Working from Home","description":"This book is a comic narrative about the real life of a full-time writer. Stephanie Dickison had been successfully publishing features and articles for over a decade while working a full-time job, but in December 2005, she left the secure world of a \"real job\" to tackle completing a manuscript that was close to five years old and to take on freelance writing full time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on her years as a book and pop music critic, she delves into food writing and becomes a restaurant critic for a big city Web site. She starts a blog about new products and services and soon, she and her fiancé have to consider moving due to the product piled up behind the bathroom door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrity interviews, feature articles, and offers to speak about writing are just some of the highlights of what can happen when you get to live your dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are also the cautionary tales of what happens when you're your own boss, saying yes to every offer that comes your way and typing hunched over a rolltop desk for 14 hours a day, but mostly it is a celebration and exploration of a writer just trying to make her way in this crazy world -- one word at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Dickison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550228374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550228373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Stephanie Dickison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065701118207,"sku":"9781550228373","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b441cf5-9f30-4557-a9b4-3da64618943c.jpg?v=1768676681","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-30-second-commute-stephanie-dickison-9781550228373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}