Diary of a Writer in Mid-Life Crisis

“Reading Jill Sherer Murray’s DIARY OF A WRITER IN MID-LIFE CRISIS is very much like getting stabbed with a chocolate-coated knife. It’s sweet and yummy, but it pierces your heart. This is brilliant, insightful and timeless while being laugh-out-loud funny. Devour it in one sitting or nibble it in delicious bits…either way it’s a feast for the mind and the funny-bone.” –Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of PATIENT ZERO and FIRE & ASH"Jill Sherer Murray is wonderfully gifted writer whose quick wit reveals itself through thoughtful and funny prose. A journalist at heart, Jill delivers a fresh perspective for an interesting read."--Anita M. Busch, former editor of the Hollywood Reporter. "Jill Sherer Murray is simply the funniest person I know, in person and in print. But she’s more than humorous. She’s humane, the way all great humor writers are and have been. She gives us not only something to laugh at, but also something to make life livable. All you really need is a big dose of Jill to get by."--Pam Todd, author of The Blind Faith Hotel (Simon and Schuster, 2008) and the Pig and the Shrink (Random House, 1999)"I have been reading Jill Sherer Murray’s blog for the past six months. I love it! I can’t tell you how many times my assistant finds me sitting at my desk, laughing until I cry, or crying until I laugh. She now knows I’m reading Murray’s diary."--Stacey Honowitz, legal analyst who has appeared on HLN, CNN, Headline News, MSNBC, FOX, Good Morning America, CBS News 48 Hours, Dateline NBC, and was a regular commentator on Larry King Live “Jill Sherer Murray’s humor and conversational tone draw in readers of a wide age range, from young adult to 100+. She writes in such a way that is universal. Her prose invites readers to stay with the story and find out what happens to her skillfully-drawn characters—especially when she’s one of them.” --Maureen Healy, former senior associate editor, Shape MagazineSmall Press Reviews calls Diary “part In Her Shoes, part Marley and Me, and part Taxi Cab Confessions (without the cab)." In Diary of a Writer in Mid-Life Crisis, Jill Sherer Murray boldly tackles subjects that matter to women of all ages. Through an honest, compelling, and funny narrative, she takes us on a journey of rebirth in mid life, asking the questions we all ask ourselves: What happens when we reach our forties and haven’t realized all the dreams of our twenties, like marriage, family, career? What happens when we must squarely face our mortality, dwindling fertility, and the fact that we don’t have forever to write that novel? Sherer Murray explores everything from leaving a life behind in Chicago and moving to a small town in Pennsylvania, entering the world of Internet dating, finding love, and then finding out that a relationship comes with baggage. Along the way, she builds a life, a community, and a family, writing about her experiences with grace, pathos, and yes, humor, illuminating for all her readers that realm we call midlife.