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Nature Writing: Why We Need It

Nature Writing: Why We Need It When I was writing Every Natural Fact, I spent hours beside a stream watching water froth over rocks. That riverine landscape wasn’t a … Read more

The Rivers Daughter, Book Review

The Rivers Daughter, Book Review A Memoir by Bridget Crocker, Spiegel and Grau, 2025, 294 pages. Explore on Amazon HERE.   In The River’s Daughter, Bridget Crocker offers a … Read more

Mental Illness and the Outdoors a Book Review: Something in The Woods Loves You

Explore on Amazon Book Review of Something in the Woods Loves you Discover Healing in Nature Mental Illness and the Outdoors: A Journey Through Pain and Nature 2024, Timber … Read more

10 Gifts to Nurture Your Child’s Love for Nature

10 Unique Gifts to Nurture Your Child’s Love for Nature In a world increasingly dominated by screens, nurturing your child’s love for nature is more important than ever. Engaging … Read more

Award Winning Nature Books

Award-Winning Nature Books You May Have Missed Award-winning nature books worth checking out: Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher by Marina Richie, 2022, Oregon State University Press, … Read more

Before ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson

Amazon Link Long Before the Memoir ‘Wild’ by Strayed there was ‘Tracks’ by Davidson Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson, Knopf … Read more

Am I Too Old to Write a Book?

 Did I Wait Too Long?   Am I too old to get started writing my memoir? No. I’m excited about this question because the science behind it is far more … Read more

What Makes a Great Memoir

What Makes a Great Memoir: Craft Lessons from the Books Readers Can’t Stop Recommending What makes a great memoir?Not fame.Not shock value.And not even an extraordinary life. The memoirs … Read more

Give the Gift of Inspiration

Give the Gift of Inspiration: Memoirs for the Holidays Giving a memoir for the holidays gives someone more than a present: you give perspective, courage, and an enrichment experience. … Read more

Jack Walker Press’ Third Anthology of Personal Essays

Jack Walker Press’ Third Anthology: Which would you be most likely to buy and or to write for? Take the Poll and Let us Know Update: Our TWO new … Read more

The Personal Essay

The Personal Essay Enjoy this Series about Studying and Writing the Personal Essay Welcome to our series on the personal narrative. So, why are personal stories important? The personal … Read more

Classic Personal Essays

Timeless Lessons: Learning from Classic Personal Essays With academic links to essays Let’s dive into some classic personal essays. These aren’t old and boring tales, nope! They’re helpful mentor … Read more

Personal Essay Subject

Find Your Perfect Personal Essay Subject Part of the First-Person Writing Series on Writing the Personal Essay Writing a personal essay can be an incredibly rewarding experience. You share … Read more

Three Personal Essays About Existence For Writers

Three Personal Essays About Existence And the Act of Reading and Researching to Stimulate Novel Thinking  “What the really great artists do is they’re entirely themselves. They’re entirely themselves, … Read more

‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ Book Review

Buy at Amazon Buy local at Indiebound Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Book Review  Braiding Sweetgrass; Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed … Read more