The happiness of writing and its price, routine and rituals, role models and renunciation: 24 important female writers talk about it in a very personal way.

Writing is hard work , that applies regardless of gender, and it is synonymous with the highest level of concentration. So far, workshop reports from women have been rare. This book is the first to collect contributions on the interface between life and art.

Sometimes poignant and frank, sometimes pragmatic and realistic, each text reflects female creativity in its own way and does away with outdated clichés of women writers. What drives women writers to write? What do they struggle with in everyday life, what inspires them, what keeps them going? This book celebrates the diversity and greatness of women writers.