A Walk Between Heaven and Earth : A Personal Journal on Writing and the Creative Process

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Summary: This book made my writing more exciting and my life more fun
Review: A Walk Between Heaven and Earth is a great book not only for creative writers, but for everyone who wants to lead a more satisfying life. Holzer's journal entries transmit a deep understanding of what it means to be a writer and what it means to be fully alive. I felt gently and powerfully guided by her personal life experiences to break away from the analytical rules that have kept me from writing what really moves me. And my own writing process has become ten times more exciting than it ever was in years of college classes and work as a magazine editor. This book has helped me embrace my own pain and joy in a way I had never considered.

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Summary: A very different book on journal writing
Review: I decided to read this book the way I've always read books on "how to", and then done nothing as usual. My "how to" books subsequently sit on the shelf and gather dust and/or are donated to the community thrift. To this day I don't keep a journal, and I don't "write", but I return to this book a few times a year because it's a great pleasure to read. It offers enormous consolations like a quiet friend. This is a wonderfully crafted, generous, and compassionate book.

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Summary: Read and you will sigh...
Review: Who would've thought to write a book about the journaling process in a journal format? Duh! Full of epiphany after epiphany and lovely contemplation.