The Healing Power of Writing Your Messy, Imperfect, Unruly (but Gorgeously Yours) Life Story
February 15, 2022
This engaging manual on how to write a memoir comes from writing coach Aronie (Writing from the Heart) and features all the key elements of an effective self-help book. Very brief chapters tackle one literary element at a time, covering topics related to style, subject, organization, and work habits along with lots of practical advice and upbeat encouragement. The text also models what good memoirs look like, as Aronie fills pages with insightful anecdotes and samples from her own writing, critically and humorously pointing out what works, what doesn't, and how to improve just about anything. Every chapter includes a writing prompt designed to help readers examine their motives and flex their storytelling skills, whether creating a publisher's blurb for the cover of their upcoming bestseller or recreating an incident from multiple viewpoints. Aronie stresses the need to be authentic, and again models what she means by sharing challenges, discoveries, and personal growth with thoughtful, occasionally searing honesty. This will be of interest to anyone who wants to capture, record, and make sense of their memories.
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