Who would you be if you didn’t write?
I have been writing steadily since 1994. I’ve written poetry, plays, dramatic monologues, a novel, non-fiction books, short stories, video and podcast scripts, and articles about the creative process.
Can you even imagine who I would be if I did not have this inky channel to get my thoughts and feelings out onto the page?
I imagine a dark, crowded, cluttered garage full of unprocessed ‘stuff’ and unacknowledged ideas. I imagine I would be a very cranky, mentally and emotionally constipated person.
So of course I loved Nancy Slonim Aronie’s book Memoir as Medicine. I work with a lot of people who are writing pieces of their life story.
Most people want to get their experiences onto the page to help others. But in the process of writing their stories, they are transformed. Nancie’s book offers a great range of short, poignant exercises to help us come to the page with new eyes and fresh angles.
If you have been wanting to write your stories down to get them out and unclutter your inner landscape, Nancie’s book is a great resource.
You don’t have to want to write a whole memoir or book to use this helpful book full of prompts.
If you want to write, please do it. Make it easy on yourself to pick up a pen and ink your ideas.
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