This is a warm, inspirational guide to finding one's own literary voice and subject matter. Nancy Slonim Aronie, known for funny, colorful commentaries on National Public Radio, sets off on the journey by sharing her own somewhat thwarted personal history with writing--ever since her writer uncle told her when she was very young that women can't write--and she believed him. In a nurturing, self-effacing, and humorous way, Aronie offers pointers, suggestions, and unusual exercises to get the juices flowing and to help new writers dare to tap undiscovered inner resources to find fodder for their writing. Friendly and intimate, this is an exemplary book on writing that also feels like a no-nonsense self-help book.

With warm, lively, often humorous anecdotes, advice, and lessons, this unique approach to creative writing as a path to healing the self shows how to reverse the damaging effects done to writers in school, where red pens disciplined grammar and taught them to mistrust their natural ability as storytellers--freezing them in their creative tracks. NPR sponsorships.

With warm, lively, often humorous anecdotes, advice, and lessons, this unique approach to creative writing as a path to healing the self shows how to reverse the damaging effects done to writers in school, where red pens disciplined grammar and taught them to mistrust their natural ability as storytellers--freezing them in their creative tracks. NPR sponsorships.