{"product_id":"old-friend-from-far-away-the-practice-of-writing-memoir-paperback","title":"Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Memoir writers, buy this book, put it on your personal altar, or carry it with you as you traverse the deep ruts of your old road.\" --Tom Spanbauer, author of The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon Old Friend from Far Away teaches writers how to tap into their unique memories to tell their story. Twenty years ago Natalie Goldberg's classic, Writing Down the Bones, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, Old Friend from Far Away--her first book since Writing Down the Bones to focus solely on writing--reaffirms Goldberg's status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir. To write memoir, we must first know how to remember. Through timed, associative, and meditative exercises, Old Friend from Far Away guides you to the attentive state of thought in which you discover and open forgotten doors of memory. At once a beautifully written celebration of the memoir form, an innovative course full of practical teachings, and a deeply affecting meditation on consciousness, love, life, and death, Old Friend from Far Away welcomes aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their unique voice to tell their stories. Like Writing Down the Bones, it will become an old friend to which readers return again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Goldberg is a poet, painter, teacher, and the author of over ten books, including her classic, \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been teaching seminars for over thirty-five years to people from around the world and lives in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52909868155104,"sku":"9781416535034","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/XeNfWXUxJJ9781416535034.webp?v=1781541005","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/old-friend-from-far-away-the-practice-of-writing-memoir-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}