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Old Friend from Far Away : How to Write a MemoirBlog this item

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Your "most potent writer's tool" is your own mind, Natalie Goldberg says. From that spring the detail and truth that give your written words power and authenticity. Now this bestselling author introduces you to the pleasure of creating vivid "memoirs" of your own with OLD FRIEND FROM FAR AWAY. Based on teachings from her highly acclaimed national workshops for writers of all levels, Goldberg explores:

-Techniques to connect with the senses and make memory vibrant

-How to "pull out" the natural structure of the stories you carry within

-How writing about the past can help free you from it, and much more

Complete with Natalie Goldberg's favorite exercises to awaken your experiences and turn them into memoir, OLD FRIEND FROM FAR AWAY will guide you to a deeper understanding of your own mind, and the hunger to write that exists there.

Book Details
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Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
ISBN-10: 1564559599
ISBN-13: 9781564559593
Publisher: Sounds True
Pub date: Apr 01, 2002
Dimensions: 14 cm x 13 cm x 1 cm Just how big is that?
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