Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir (For

Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir (For Aspiring Writers)

â€œMemoir writers, buy this book, put it on your personal altar, or carry it with you as you traverse the deep ruts of your old road.â€ â€”Tom Spanbauer, author of The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon

Old Friend from Far Away teaches writers how to tap into their unique memories to tell their story.

Twenty years ago Natalie Goldbergâ€™s classic, Writing Down the Bones, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, Old Friend from Far Awayâ€”her first book since Writing Down the Bones to focus solely on writingâ€”reaffirms Goldbergâ€™s status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir.

To write memoir, we must first know how to remember. Through timed, associative, and meditative exercises, Old Friend from Far Away guides you to the attentive state of thought in which you discover and open forgotten doors of memory. At once a beautifully written celebration of the memoir form, an innovative course full of practical teachings, and a deeply affecting meditation on consciousness, love, life, and death, Old Friend from Far Away welcomes aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their unique voice to tell their stories. Like Writing Down the Bones, it will become an old friend to which readers return again and again.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781416535034
ReleaseDate 2009-03-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 8601420310841

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781416535034
ReleaseDate	2009-03-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	8601420310841

Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir (For Aspiring Writers)

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