Jessica McCann has woven together a collection of personal essays and writing tips that offer a unique glimpse into her writing journey and process. She is an award-winning historical novelist and has worked as a professional freelance writer and editor for magazines, universities, corporations, and nonprofits for more than 30 years. In Words, McCann shares her passion for books, as well as research that shows how reading improves our lives. With a philosophy that is equally pragmatic and optimistic, Words will appeal to readers and writers alike.

“… delivered in a smooth, memoir-ish voice so deja vu of McCann’s fiction. In an endless sea of books of essays on writing, Words comes across fresher and more genuine than the rest.”

 ~ C. Hope Clark, author of the Edisto Island Mysteries and Carolina Slade Mystery series, and editor of Funds for Writers