Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay

“Nancy Aronie writes from a large heart and a powerful brain.” – Robert S. Brustein, theater critic and playwright

“The best writing advice since Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird.” – Wally Lamb

“Pulsing with passion and pain, heart and hilarity.” – Geraldine Brooks

“Moving, helpful, inspiring, and tender.” – Jack Kornfield

“You will laugh, you will probably cry, but I promise you, you will write!” – Carly Simon

Nancy Slonim Aronie is the author of Memoir as Medicine and Writing from the Heart and the founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard, where she lives. She has been a regular contributor to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered as well as a columnist for multiple newspapers. She has taught writing at such venues as Kripalu, Omega, Esalen, and Harvard.