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Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir

by Natalie Goldberg · 2002

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In her first book to focus solely on writing since her classic work Writing Down the Bones, Goldberg reaffirms her status as one of the foremost teachers by redefining the practice of writing memoir.

Subject
self-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
writerswritersMore like thisLess of thiscreativitycreativityMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisworkworkMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 309 pages

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