In Brooke Warner's book, she outlines all of the ways in which women writers in general face a more uphill battle than do men, from self-doubt due to society's conditioning, to getting past the gatekeepers in publishing, to getting reviews in prestigious outlets, to being confined to certain categories in a bookstore. This is all very helpful for women writers, as it reassures us that it isn't "all in our head." But Warner's book is so much more than this. It is a prescription for how to cultivate attitudes and actions to overcome these barriers. It is a reminder that the only way to move forward is to keep writing, that "brilliant and brave act of intimacy."
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