So you want to write that book but just can't seem to buckle down and get started? Here's an idea: Commit a crime and ask the judge to give you home detention.

Hey, it worked for Martha Stewart.

Last week, Rodale announced that the domestic diva has begun working on a new book, titled Martha's Rules. Rather than an autobiography, the publisher noted, the book will be a guide for business people outlining "how to identify one's own entrepreneurial voice and channel one's skills and passions into a successful business venture."

"While the advice I impart in the book was developed through my own experiences as an entrepreneur, many of the examples I provide can apply to anyone about to start or build or expand a venture, whether it is a business, a philanthropic endeavor, or a personal improvement program," Stewart added.

The book was sold for a reported $2 million, which should help keep Stewart in glue guns for years to come.

Meanwhile, anyone hoping for a description of her five months in Alderson Correctional Facility in West Virginia, will apparently have to read Vanity Fair, where Stewart's confessions make the August issue.

Martha's Rules is slotted for October release - just two months after the ankle bracelet comes off.