Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives Book

Preface: YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE ZONA ROSA Chapter One:THE STORY OF MY WRITING (AND OTHER) LIFEWhy Where You Are Is Good Enough Chapter Two:WE ARE ALL DOORS UNTIL SOMEONE SLAMS USHow We Can Empower Ourselves No Matter What Chapter Three:IF I WAS REALLY WILDWhy Courage and Daring Are Not Just for Other Women Chapter Four:WHEN I'VE STEPPED OUT IN FAITHHow Patience, Perseverance, and Some Other Virtues Your Grandmama Taught You Can Help You in Writing and Life Chapter Five:IF I TOLD MY JUICY SECRETSHow the Power of the Pink Keeps Us Laughing, or Why Even Serious Babes Still Want to Have Fun Chapter Six:"IF I'M REALLY HONEST, I'M NOT ACTUALLY OKAY WITH . . ."How Writing plus the Power of the Pink Helps Keep Us Sane When the Worst Happens Chapter Seven:IF I THOUGHT LIKE A GUYYes, There's a Lot We Can Learn from Them! Chapter Eight:A CHORUS LINE OF WINNING LEGSTo Take You Where You Want to Go Chapter Nine:A BEVY OF PERFECT T.I.T.SAll the Writing How-to You Will Ever Need Epilogue:FIREWORKS, OR THE BIG ZONA ROSA PARTY IN THE SKY Afterword, and an Invitation Appendix A:My Third Brother's Wife's Strawberry Cream Cake, or the Official Zona Rosa Dessert Appendix B:A Slew of Writing Fears--Do Any of Them Hit Home? Appendix C:Tap into the Power of the Pink--Start Your Own Sub Rosa Group! Acknowledgments