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Writing The Personal Essay

Writing Habits and PracticesI Let Extended Family Back Into My Life. They Were Ill-Prepared for My Career as a Writer.

Bestselling author Christina Wyman shares her experience of letting extended family back into her life after years of estrangement and what happened as a result of her writing.

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Write Better Nonfiction5 Ways Into Your Lyric EssayKate Meadows
Write Better NonfictionEli Rallo: On Writing About HeartbreakRobert Lee Brewer
Write Better NonfictionA Good EndingWilliam Kenower
Write Better NonfictionHow to Write Compelling Personal Essays: 9 Ingredients for Spicing Up Your WritingElaine Klonicki

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