Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir

Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir

The author of Writing Down the Bones outlines an alternate approach to memoir writing that draws on the examples of inspirational autobiographical works, in a resource that provides a series of timed,…

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