The Creative Life:
Writing, Journaling, Memoir Writing, How-to, Writing Groups, Scrapbooking, Artwork

Albert, Susan Wittig. Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando) Memoir; Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Albert, Susan Wittig. Writing from Life: Telling Your Soul's Story (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando) Aronie, Nancy Slonim. Writing from the Heart: Tapping the Power of Your Inner Voice (reviewed by Donna Van Straten Remmert) Athill, Diana. Somewhere Towards the End (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Memoir; Elders; Creative Life Ayres, Elizabeth. Writing the Wave: Inspired Rides for Aspiring Writers (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Baldwin, Christina. Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Baldwin, Christina. Lifelines: How Personal Writing Can Save Your Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Life Lessons Baldwin, Christina. Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Bash, Barbara. True Nature: An Illustrated Journal of Four Seasons in Solitude (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Nature/Place/Environment; Creative Life Battenfield, Jackie. The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Boatright, Joyce Murray. Telling Your Story: A Basic Guide to Memoir Writing (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando) Borenstein, Audrey. One Journal's Life (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Brandeis, Gayle. Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (reviewed by Carolyn Blankenship) Bray, Sharon, Ed.D. A Healing Journey: Writing Together Through Breast Cancer (reviewed by Denise McAllister) Body Language; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Browning, Dominique. Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas & Found Happiness (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Butler, Ruth. Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cezanne, Monet & Rodin (reviewed by Penny Appleby) Biography; Creative Life Cameron, Julia. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Cameron, Julia. The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size (reviewed by Becky Lane) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Cameron, Julia. The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size (reviewed by Kathy Waller) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Chapman, Joyce. Journaling for Joy; Journaling for Joy Workbook (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Conner, Janet. Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within (reviewed by Susan Ideus) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Conway, Jill Ker. When Memory Speaks: Reflections on Autobiography (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Daniell, Rosemary. Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando) Memoir; Creative Life Daniell, Rosemary. The Woman Who Spilled Words All Over Herself: Writing and Living the Zona Rosa Way (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Delman, Lisa R. Dear Mom, I've Always Wanted You to Know (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life DeSalvo, Louise. Vertigo (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Body Language; Creative Life DeSalvo, Louise. Writing as a Way of Healing (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Body Language; Creative Life Dickison, Stephanie. The 30-Second Commute: A Non-Fiction Comedy about Writing and Working from Home (reviewed by Janet Caplan) Memoir; Creative Life Diehn, Gwen. Real Life Journals: Designing & Using Handmade Books (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Diehn, Gwen. The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks & Albums Made Simply Beautiful (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Digh, Patti. Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Doak, Robin. A Good Book Is the Best of Friends: A Reader's Journal (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Dresher, Olivia and Victor Munoz. Darkness and Light: Private Writing as Art (reviewed by Paulette Rees-Denis) DuLong, Jessica. My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind) Memoir; Creative Life; Active Life Edgar, David and Robin A. Edgar. Fantastic Recycled Plastic: 30 Clever Creations to Spark Your Imagination (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Arts/Crafts Farmanfarmaian, Monir Shahroudy and Zara Houshmand. A Mirror Garden: A Memoir (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Memoir; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus Flathouse, Pat, with Catherine Cogburn and Susan Wittig Albert. Your Life, Your Story: A Book to Help You Capture Your Memories (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Floyd, Elaine. Creating Family Newsletters: 123 Ideas for Sharing Memorable Moments with Family and Friends (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Freed, Rachael. Women's Lives, Women's Legacies: Passing Your Beliefs and Blessings to Future Generations (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Goldberg, Bonni. Room to Write: Daily Invitations to a Writer's Life (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Goldberg, Natalie. Old Friend from Far Away: How to Write Memoir (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Goldberg, Natalie. Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir (reviewed by Karen Ryan) Goldberg, Natalie. Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Goodwin, B. Lynn. You Want Me to Do What?: Journaling for Caregivers (reviewed by Kathy Waller) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Elders Hampl, Patricia. I Could Tell You Stories: Sojourns in the Land of Memory (reviewed by Leslea Smith) Memoir; Creative Life Hand, Maureen. Write the Snapshots of Life (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Heart, Rosalie Deer and Alison Strickland. Harvesting Your Journals: Writing Tools to Enhance Your Growth and Creativity (reviewed by Cassandra Jacobs) Herring, Laraine. Writing Begins with the Breath: Embodying Your Authentic Voice (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Hoglund, Patricia. Have I Got a Story for You: A Collection of Life's Lessons (reviewed by Kathy Waller) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Hopper, Kippra D. and Laurie J. Churchill. Art of West Texas Women: A Celebration (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Arts/Crafts Hudson, Kathleen. Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Anthologies/Collections; Memoir; Creative Life Jepson, Jill. Writing as a Sacred Path: A Practical Guide to Writing with Passion and Purpose (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Johnson, Marilyn. This Book is Overdue! (reviewed by Judith Helburn) History/Current Events; Creative Life Jones, Catherine Ann. The Way of Story: The Craft & Soul of Writing (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Justesen, Sammie L. Speaking of Dialogue: A How-To Book For Writers (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Kidd, Sue Monk. Firstlight (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Kidd, Sue Monk and Ann Kidd Taylor. Traveling with Pomegranates (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Memoir; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Kingston, Karen. Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) Life Lessons; Creative Life Leal, Carmen. WriterSpeaker.com: Internet Research and Marketing for Writers and Speakers (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) LeGuin, Ursula K. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (reviewed by Dianne Lodge-Peters) Lindbergh, Reeve. Forward from Here: Leaving Middle Age—and Other Unexpected Adventures (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Linzer, Deborah Hansen. Cameo Life Stories: Writing Guide for Everywoman (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Lippincott, Sharon M. The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando) Memoir; Creative Life Lobenstine, Margaret. The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Active Life Lovejoy, Sharon. Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Elders Lydon, Susan Gordon. The Knitting Sutra: Thoughts on Handcrafts, Nature and Spirit (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Marchant, Deborah DeWit. In the Presence of Books (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Marchant, Deborah DeWit. Traveling Light: A Photographer's Journey (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Memoir; Creative Life Matzkin, Alice & Richard. The Art of Aging (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life; Elders McDonnell, Jane Taylor. Living to Tell the Tale (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Life Lessons Millin, Peggy Tabor. Women, Writing, and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine (reviewed by Lisa Shirah-Hiers) Morgan, Deborah. Writing Out Loud (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Morrell, Jessica Page. Thanks, But This Isn't For Us: A (Sort of) Compassionate Guide to Why Your Writing is Being Rejected (reviewed by Barbara L. Heller) Mountain Dreamer, Oriah. What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Creative Life; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration Murdock, Maureen. Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Myers, Linda Joy. Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story (reviewed by Judy Fettman) Body Language; Creative Life Norton, Lisa Dale. Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (reviewed by Janet Caplan) Memoir; Creative Life Orloff, Judith, M.D. Second Sight (reviewed by Linda Hoye) Memoir; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Packham, Jo and Jenny Doh. Where Women Create: Book of Inspiration: In the Studio & Behind the Scenes with Extraordinary Women (reviewed by Barbara L. Heller) Paris, Anne, Ph.D. Standing at the Water's Edge: Moving Past Fear, Blocks and Pitfalls to Discover the Power of Creative Immersion (reviewed by Joan Shaddox Isom) Creative Life; Life Lessons Pearson, Kim. Making History: How to remember, record, interpret, and share the events of your life (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Pedersen, Angie. The Book of Me: A Guide to Scrapbooking About Yourself (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Pedersen, Angie. The Book of Us: A Guide to Scrapbooking About Relationships (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Perry, Susan K., Ph.D. Writing in Flow: Keys to Enhanced Creativity (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Phifer, Nan. Memoirs of the Soul: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Creative Life; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration Pipher, Mary. Writing to Change the World: An Inspiring Guide for Transforming the World With Words (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Active Life Purroy, Carol Petersen. Your Life Oughta Be a Book (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Rehak, Melanie. Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Reilly, Lee. Teaching Maggie: Letters on Life, Writing, and the Virtues of Solid Food (reviewed by Tracie Nichols) Life Lessons; Relationships; Creative Life Robinson, Lynn A. Listen: Trusting Your Inner Voice in Times of Crisis (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Life Lessons; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Rodgers, Vimala. Transform Your Life Through Handwriting (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Rosen, Kim. Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Poetry; Life Lessons; Creative Life Rosenthal, Lisa, editor. The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Writing Group (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) SARK. Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Life Lessons; Creative Life Scarborough, Carolyn A. Backyard Pearls: Cultivating Wisdom and Joy in Everyday Life (reviewed by Lisa Shirah-Hiers) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Schulze, Joan. The Art of Joan Schulze (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) Biography; Creative Life Scott, Anne. Women, Wisdom and Dreams: The Light of the Feminine Soul (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus Shaughnessy, Susan. Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Shea, Suzanne Strempek. Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama and Other Page-Turning Adventures From a Year in a Bookstore (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Silverman, Sue William. Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Sonnenfeld, Sandi. This is How I Speak (reviewed by Catherine Cogburn) Memoir; Creative Life; Teen/Girls Soule, Amanda Blake. The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Stone, Kelly L. Thinking Write (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Styne, Marlys Marshall. Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor (reviewed by Patricia Nordyke Pando) Memoir; Creative Life Styne, Marlys Marshall. Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors Who Want to Write (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Surratt, Tereasa. A Very Modest Cottage (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Memoir; Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Theroux, Phyllis. The Journal Keeper: A Memoir (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Thomas, Abigail. Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Thomas, Abigail. Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Memoir; Creative Life Tiberghien, Susan M. One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft (reviewed by Robin Edgar) Tomlinson, Susan Leigh. How to Keep a Naturalist's Notebook (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Arts/Crafts Waggoner, Linda M. Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus Wakan, Naomi Beth. Compositions: Notes on the Written Word (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Wakan, Naomi Beth. Late Bloomer: On Writing Later in Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life; Elders Weldon, Michele. Writing to Save Your Life: How to Honor Your Story Through Journaling (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Williamson, Kate T. A Year in Japan (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Travel/Adventure; Creative Life Wooldridge, Susan G. Foolsgold: Making Something From Nothing and Freeing Your Creative Process (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Life Lessons; Creative Life Yolen, Jane. Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Zackheim, Victoria. The Face in the Mirror: Writers Reflect on Their Dreams of Youth and the Reality of Age (reviewed by Susan Ideus) Life Lessons; Creative Life