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Writing for Your Life: Discovering the Story of Your Life's Journey

by Deena Metzger · 1992

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In the tradition of Annie Dillard and Natalie Goldberg, this resource for writers and non-writers alike shows the act of writing to be a dynamic means of knowing, healing, and creating the body, mind, and spirit.

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adult
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medium · 272 pages

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