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Joni B. Cole is the author of the new release Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier ("Joyful, tough-minded, and heartening, these pages offer encouragement to anyone from beginners to experienced writers. Good Naked is one of the best books for writers I’ve read in a very long time."—Cynthia Huntington, National Book Award Finalist, poetry). Joni's acclaimed first book on writing, Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, is “strongly recommended” for students and teachers by Library Journal. (“I can’t imagine a better guide to [writing’s] rewards and perils than this fine book,” American Book Review.) Joni is also the author of Another Bad-Dog Book: Essays on Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Beh ...more

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An Open Letter to Women around the World

Congratulations! We have ourselves a day!And what a day it is: International Women’s Day, which sounds amazing and empowering. Except, let’s face it, most people only get a day in their honor if they have been historically under-appreciated or maligned. Think about it: Mother's Day (If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother); NationalShort Girl Appreciation Day; National Old Maid’s Day (June 4th, if Read more of this blog post »

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	This Day in the Life: Diaries from Women Across America by Joni B. Cole (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Joffrey (Editor), B.K. Rakhra (Editor) 3.61 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water Cooler Diaries: Women across America Share Their Day at Work by Joni B. Cole (Goodreads Author), B.K. Rakhra 3.70 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Bad-Dog Book: Essays on Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior 4.09 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive 4.30 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier 4.10 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Party Like It's 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death 4.76 avg rating — 25 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, Revised and Expanded Edition 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Sex Seems Impossible: Stories of Vaginismus & How You Can Achieve Intimacy by Peter T. Pacik, Joni B. Cole (Goodreads Author), Nicole Piar really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier, Revised and Expanded Edition 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Party Like It's 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death - Library Edition by Joni B. Cole (Goodreads Author), Candace Fitzgerald (narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Maltese Jordans: The Worldwide Hunt for the Grail of All Grails (Jack Palms Crime Book 4)

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