In this inspiring book, highly acclaimed author and teacher Louise DeSalvo reveals the healing power of writing. Based on her twenty years of research, DeSalvo shows how anyone can use writing as a way to heal the emotional and physical wounds that are an inevitable part of life. She draws on the journals, diaries, letters and works of dozens of famous writers and students of the craft to illustrate how people "change physically and psychologically when they work on projects that grow from a deep authentic place." With insight and wit she illuminates how writers have been transformed by the writing process, and includes valuable advice and practical techniques to guide and inspire both experienced and beginning writers.
