‘The one thing that writing this book has taken from me is my ability to enjoy reading other books,’ says Kelly Ripa.
When Kelly Ripa embarked on her first book in 2020, she wasn’t worried at all.
“I think that because I enjoy doing something, because I enjoy reading, I can write a book.”But once she got started, that confidence began to dwindle.
Fortunately, she had a Rolodex full of published-author friends to call on for motivation and advice.
When deadline anxiety crept up on her, actor Alan Cumming “told me that he was four years past his deadline,” Ripa says.