Reading Natalie’s book is a lot like sitting in on a question and answer time where people ask all the right questions and she gives all the right answers.

You don’t have to read the book front to back. The chapters are short and fast and can be read completely out of order because each one is its own nugget of advice or food for thought. And quickly, Natalie begins to feel like a trusted friend — someone who’s not afraid to shoot it straight and who has nothing to hide.

While The Little Red Writing Book will tutor you on how to write better, Writing Down the Bones will help you to become a better writer. There is a difference.

(Also available on the iBookstore.)