{"product_id":"old-friend-from-far-away-the-practice-of-writing-memoir-9781416535034","title":"Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir","description":"\u003cb\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away \u003c\/i\u003eteaches writers how to tap into their unique memories to tell their story. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years ago Natalie Goldberg's classic, \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, \u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away\u003c\/i\u003e--her first book since \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e to focus solely on writing--reaffirms Goldberg's status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo write memoir, we must first know how to remember. Through timed, associative, and meditative exercises, \u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away \u003c\/i\u003eguides 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, \u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away \u003c\/i\u003ewelcomes aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their unique voice to tell their stories. Like \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, it will become an old friend to which readers return again and again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416535034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Natalie Goldberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649847521436,"sku":"9781416535034","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_10dc6a6a-8bd3-434f-b519-4f6bd9a7df11.jpg?v=1603873860","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/old-friend-from-far-away-the-practice-of-writing-memoir-9781416535034","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}