Pieces of Mind

Fictional Truths & Non-Fictional Lies About Writing and the Writing Life

By: Vincent Zandri

Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen

Writing. Living. Loving. Surviving....

What's it like to be a full-time fiction writer?

Featuring a brand new introduction by the author on how he willingly gave up his birthright as the heir apparent to a multi-million dollar commercial construction firm in order to pursue his writing passion, Pieces of Mind contains essays on topics as diverse as lost love, sex, divorce, coping with a child's severe depression, experiencing Carnival in Venice, to sharing a first beer with your teenage son. But every word is delivered under the umbrella of a full-time fiction writer and freelance journalist trying to make sense of the lush world that surrounds him.

You'll also find "how to" pieces about:

• Going exclusively indie
• Staying exclusively traditional
• Hybrid authorship.

You'll discover how:

• Zandri sold 100,000 books in a single month
• To keep on writing when you don't even want to get out of bed in the morning.
• How to weather the inevitable publishing downturns

Originally featured in publications such as Conor Friedersdorf's Culture 11 Magazine, Literarily Speaking, Writer's Digest, and other now archived pieces originally written for The Vincent Zandri Vox, these essays will make you laugh, cry, cringe, and think. Most of all they will want to make you drop everything to write your own story, be it fiction, non-fiction, or a fictional truth.

From the ITW Thriller and PWA Shamus Award Winning author of the number one best-selling novels, The Remains and Everything Burns, as well as new best sellers like The Ashes, Orchard Grove, and The Embalmer, comes the first in a series of books on writing.

Brand new from New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Vincent Zandri comes a non-fiction volume that will hold special appeal for those writers, new or established, who've enjoyed books on writing by Stephen King, Charles Bukoswki, Scott Nicholson, Chris Fox, Greg Gutfeld, and more.

Enter into the writer's life today!

©2020 Vincent Zandri (P)2020 Vincent Zandri

Walk a few decades in Vin’s shoes.

For me, Pieces of Mind is a fascinating look into who Vincent Zandri is through glimpses into his life over several decades. To be honest this would not be a book I would normally read but for a couple of reasons it is one I couldn’t pass up. I’ve been following Vin’s YouYube channel, The Writer’s Life, for quite a while, not since its birth, but since I started reading his books. The other reason I could not pass up listening to the audiobook of Pieces of Mind would be the stories. I haven’t read all of his books by any stretch of the imagination, but I have read fifteen and am currently reading the sixteenth. I figured being able to get a glimpse of what it took to get to his current position as an author could be very informative. An informative look was a very naive idea on my part. What Pieces of Mind does for the reader can be best described through simply stated – nothing is left out, nothing is off-limits. I used to teach my students about the Johari Window, if I were to describe Vin’s Johari Window, I’d have to say the open-area eclipses the other three sections to where one might believe they are mere slivers in comparison to the open-area. Is this book for everyone? Probably not, but if you are a fan of Vincent Zandri’s writing and want to get to know him then this book is well worth reading or listening to. Speaking of the audiobook, Andrew B Wehrlen does an excellent job of drawing you into the book, and not letting you go until the last words have been spoken.

Writer's Diary

Zandri lays bare the life of a writer. He isn't afraid to to tell the downside of this self-centered life. Concentrating on writing can lead to divorce, isolation, and lack of money. The upside - you might get famous and financially secure. I was gifted this from the author.

Well done

Having all of his writing was curious of what this would be about. Have the audio so was amusing, interesting and good narration to enjoy. A glimpse into of who he is, the truth, the fables, the characters, well done. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

Billed as a book about writing and a writer's life

Billed as a book about writing and a writer's life. It is not. At all. It devolves about halfway through into his sex life. Not what I signed up for. Deleted the book. Do not recommend.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."