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Writing the Sacred Journey: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir

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I found this book to be surprisingly engrossing and thought-provoking. As a writing book it felt like a best friend there to guide me and give generous advice: how to start, how to deal with resistance, and how to pick and choose from a lifetime of material. It's very accessible for beginners, but it also explores what great memoirists have done and really gets you under the hood, something a lot of the most advanced writing books don't seem able to do.

While it is a gem for the memoirist, I also feel like it's a great tool for reflection on life in general. In fact, I'm planning on giving a few copies of this book for Christmas to people who won't necessarily write a memoir; I just know they'll get a lot out of this book anyway, because of the way it stimulates a reader to explore and treasure the fullenss of their life's journey.

This book was excellent! The author beautifully shows you how to get your ideas, memories, and its structure on paper. She has a great amount of insight that helps you search your past and bring it forward with new perspective. This author shows you how to write your memoir from the deepest places of your soul. She instructs your writing from the heart and helps you capture moments of insight that you can weave into your writing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to write a memoir. Very insightful, very helpful. Finally,a book that truly gets your pen to the paper and keeps it there!

This book is a serious in-depth look at issues that arise when a writer sits down to write about his/her spiritual journey. Ms. Andrew takes the reader far beyond any casual considerations into the shadow and light, the pain and pleasure, the cost and reward of writing at the heart of what matters. Highly recommended for the those who understand the sacred nature of all experience. . .

This is an excellent guide for anyone who is interested in writing a spiritual memoir or any memoir where he or she is sharing his or her journey through a period in their life where they were searching for meaning whether it involved religion, God, a higher being or spirituality from within. The writer did a great job organizing the chapters to guide every aspect of the process. If you are thinking of writing a spiritual memoir, absolutely start here.

This is an excellent map to guide you on your journey of writing your spiritual memoir. I got a copy for myself first and I was so impressed that I got a copy for our Minister who is wanting to write his memoir.

Wonderfully insightful. Very accessible...easy to read and makes it easy to pick up a pen and try out the writing process.