Some wonderful books to inspire the freeing of your voice!

  • VOICE OF HER OWN, Women and the Journal Writing Journey, Marlene Schiwy
  • WRITING DOWN THE BONES, Freeing the Writer Within,  Natalie Goldberg
  • THE SOUND OF PAPER, Starting from Scratch,  Julia Cameron
  • HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, Writing as A Spiritual Practice,  Pat Schneider
  • WILD MIND,  Natalie Goldberg
  • ESCAPE INTO THE OPEN, The Art of Writing True,  Elizabeth Berg
  • BIRD BY BIRD, Some Instructions on Writing and Life,   Anne Lamott
  • THE RIGHT TO WRITE, An Invitation and Initiation in the Writing Life,  Julia Cameron
  • FOR WRITERS ONLY,  Sophy Burnham
  • STORYCATCHER, Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story,  Christina Baldwin
  • OPENING UP: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions,  James. W. Pennebaker
  • WHEN WORDS HEAL, Writing through Cancer,  Sharon A. Bray
  • WRITING FROM THE HEART,  Lesléa Newman
  • ONE CONTINUOUS MISTAKE, Four Noble Truths for Writers,  Gail Sher
  • WITH PEN IN HAND, The Healing Power of Writing,  Henriette Anne Klauser
  • TELL IT SLANT, Creating, Refining and Publishing Nonfiction,  Brenda Miller and Suzanne Paola

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