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Writing on Empty

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I've always been a fan of Natalie Goldberg, and this book is not exception. We are starting to see many books come out with the pandemic in the plot or having been written during the pandemic. The memoir gives us another side of that. Crippling writer's block, a time of seclusion, and trying to save one's career during a time that careers seem to be the least important thing in the world.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Net Galley for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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I feel that this book wants to be two things and can’t quite decide if it’s a memoir or self-help book, The subtitle is “A Guide to Finding Your Voice,” but the actual guidance didn’t come in until 92% of the way into the book. If you’re looking for a book that contains a woman’s travels during the pandemic, this might be for you. I was expecting more of a guidebook and motivational tool as an aspiring writer, and this fell flat.

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Moving memoir of a Jewish American writer about coping how to overcome writer's block during the seclusion of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Road map to overcoming the void of writer's and finding her voice.

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The beloved writer develops a crippling case of writer's block, and takes us on her journey to healing as she travels across the West. Highly recommended for every writer!

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