Readers of Competitive Intelligence Review are well aware of the importance of information. As a recent article by Babbar and Rai (1993, p. 543) noted, "Firms which cannot effectively scan and react to their business environment can expect to decline." No where is this more evident than in the inter
Your story: how to write it so others will want to read it
โ Scribed by Joanne Fedler
- Publisher
- Hay House; Joanne Fedler Author
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Coogee, N.S.W.
- ISBN
- 1401954316
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
We either think our lives are so special that everyone should be interested in what's happened to us, or so ordinary that we can't imagine anyone would care. The truth lies somewhere in between: yes, we are all special, and no, people will not care--unless we write with them in mind.
Joanne Fedler, a beloved writing teacher and mentor, has written Your Story to help all people, even those who don't necessarily identify as "writers," value their life stories and write them in such a way that they transcend the personal and speak into a universal story. She shows how to write from your life, but for the benefit of others. Filled with practical wisdom and tools, this book tackles:
- mind-set issues that prevent us from writing
- ways to develop trust (in yourself, the process, the mystery)
- triggers or prompts to elicit our own stories
- Joanne's original techniques for "lifewriting," developed over a decade of teaching and mentoring
- and...
โฆ Subjects
Autobiography -- Authorship
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