The ultimate can-do, unabashedly basic (and hip!) guide to living on your own.

This mentor in book form guides the working gal through the unwritten, indefinable, and often perplexing world with information on how to launch, navigate, or transition careers.

A colossal cheat sheet for your post-college years, answering all the needs of the modern woman—from mastering money to placating overly anxious parents, from social media etiquette to the pleasure and pain of dating (and why it’s not a cliché to love yourself first). A perfect combination of tried-and-true advice and been-there tips, it’s a one-stop resource that includes how to clean up your digital reputation, info on finding an apartment you can afford and actually want to live in, and why you should exercise the delicate art of defriending. Plus the fundamentals, from health (mental and physical) to spirituality to ethics to fashion, all delivered in Melissa Kirsch’s fresh, personal, funny voice—as if your best friend were giving you the best and smartest advice in the world.

A COLOSSAL CHEAT SHEET FOR YOUR postcollege years. Finally, all the needs of the modern girl—from the benefits of a Roth IRA to the pleasure and pain of dating (and why it’s not a cliché to love yourself first), from figuring out what to wear to a job interview to the delicate enterprise of defriending—are addressed in one rollicking volume. Here is the perfect combination of solid advice and been-there secrets for every one of life’s conundrums you might confront, all delivered in Melissa Kirsch’s fresh, personal, funny voice, as if your best and smartest friend were giving you the best and smartest advice in the world.

Do you dream of owning a home but don t think you can buy one alone? These days more and more single women are buying homes on their own, whether they re are purchasing a home because it s a good investment, buying a condo on the beach for the view (and the tax write-off), or finally realizing their dream as a DIY remodeler, they re making it happen. Now with Own It , you can too. In Own It , homeowner and author Jennifer Musselman covers the how-to s and hiccups of home buying for women braving the process alone. From figuring out your financials to deciding whether or not to buy and making the offer, from the inevitability of buyer s remorse to refinancing, this book provides guidance, a friendly voice of reason, and trustworthy advice."

This resource provides all the benefits of the "Writer's Market" book, plus a yearlong subscription to an updated Web site with all the relevant information writers need.