Joanne Fedler is an internationally bestselling author, motivational speaker and writing mentor. Her books have been published in the UK, Australia, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Croatia and South Africa. In Germany, Weiberabend (Secret Mothers' Business) was on Der Spiegel's bestseller list in 2008. Her books have sold over 600 000 copies worldwide. She studied law at Yale and is a former women's rights advocate, counselor of abused women, and CEO of a not-for-profit advocacy centre. In 1994 Hustler magazine made her Asshole of the Month for her work on educating people about the impact of violent pornography on women's equality, an award of which she is very proud. Each year she takes a small group of aspiring women authors on a writing retreat to Tuscany, Fiji or Bali. Learn more here: www.joannefedlerwritingretreats.comYou can sign up for her youtube channel Spoonfedwriting for writing tips here: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpoonFedWritingShe lives in Sydney with her husband and two children, and spends a lot of time doing yoga, drinking coffee and talking to her cat.For more information or to sign up for her inspirational newsletters where she shares her knowledge about the writing process please visit www.joannefedler.com