As the editors discuss in their introduction, the workshop provides "the gift of community" to the typically solitary writer. In three sections, nineteen current and former workshop members expound upon the workshop experience itself, the writing process, and the often frustrating effort to go from struggling scribe to proud and published author. Each writer brings their own point of view to the endeavor, reflecting humor, wisdom, and heartache. This invaluable collection offers a kind of home-workshop, comprised of seasoned writers who know a thing or two about writing.