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Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives

by Rosemary Daniell

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An inspiring guide featuring the wit, wisdom, and stories of Zona Rosa, the writing-and-sisterhood workshop that has empowered thousands of women

For more than twenty years, Rosemary Daniell—Southern belle, successful writer, and tireless champion of female empowerment—has led Zona Rosa, a writing workshop for women founded on the premise that writing can be not only a creative challenge but a tool for healing. Here, she shares the secrets of Zona Rosa: practical advice and home-grown "Exorcises" that help you face and think through writing issues, and life in general.

You'll learn how to avoid the "13 (Possible) Boo Boos" that plague everyone's writing. You'll bring yourself to "Write About the Thing I Most Don't Want to Write About" and learn how facing the difficult past can lead to breakthroughs. You'll discover "The Emotional Tai Chi of Getting Your Work Out There," with suggestions for painlessly sending your work into the world.

Along the way, you'll meet some of the many women who have improved their writing—and lives—through the camaraderie, constructive advice, and fun of Zona Rosa. And you'll be inspired by Rosemary Daniell herself, who has weathered personal tragedy, Bad Love, and her own writing issues to come out singing. Secrets of the Zona Rosa is essential reading for any woman who writes—and who has lived a life full of stories.

 

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A writing and feel-good guide featuring the wisdom and stories of

About the Author

Rosemary Daniell is the originator and leader of Zona Rosa, a series of creative writing workships in Savannah, Atlanta, and cities throughout the world, as described in People and Southern Living. She is the author of The Woman Who Spilled Words All Over Herself, Fatal Flowers, Sleeping with Soldiers, and four other books of poetry and prose. Her awards include the 1999 Palimpsest Prize and two NEA Fellowships. She lives in Savannah, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Preface: YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE ZONA ROSA Chapter One: THE STORY OF MY WRITING (AND OTHER) LIFEWhy Where You Are Is Good Enough Chapter Two: WE ARE ALL DOORS UNTIL SOMEONE SLAMS USHow We Can Empower Ourselves No Matter What Chapter Three: IF I WAS REALLY WILDWhy Courage and Daring Are Not Just for Other Women Chapter Four: WHEN I'VE STEPPED OUT IN FAITHHow Patience, Perseverance, and Some Other Virtues Your Grandmama Taught You Can Help You in Writing and Life Chapter Five: IF I TOLD MY JUICY SECRETSHow the Power of the Pink Keeps Us Laughing, or Why Even Serious Babes Still Want to Have Fun Chapter Six: "IF I'M REALLY HONEST, I'M NOT ACTUALLY OKAY WITH . ."How Writing plus the Power of the Pink Helps Keep Us Sane When the Worst Happens Chapter Seven: IF I THOUGHT LIKE A GUYYes, There's a Lot We Can Learn from Them! Chapter Eight: A CHORUS LINE OF WINNING LEGSTo Take You Where You Want to Go Chapter Nine: A BEVY OF PERFECT T.I.T.SAll the Writing How-to You Will Ever Need Epilogue: FIREWORKS, OR THE BIG ZONA ROSA PARTY IN THE SKY Afterword, and an Invitation Appendix A: My Third Brother's Wife's Strawberry Cream Cake, or the Official Zona Rosa Dessert Appendix B: A Slew of Writing Fears—Do Any of Them Hit Home? Appendix C: Tap into the Power of the Pink—Start Your Own Sub Rosa Group! Acknowledgments

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Jody Schiesser, April 26, 2006 (view all comments by Jody Schiesser)
Zona Rosa not only can change women's lives, it changes men's lives as well. Rosemary Daniell, her writing, and her Zona Rosa workshops have been a strong influence on my writing life, helping me to trust my voice, to write clearer, and to tone down my lyrical flourishes into the best ones that communicate rich beauty and metaphor. Her new book, 'Secrets of the Zona Rosa' continues her gift of sharing her insights. In a similar enthusiasm to anyone who has read her, or attended a Zona Rosa workshop or retreat, this book inspired me anew, and I hope it will do the same for others.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780805077803
Subtitle:
How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives
Author:
Daniell, Rosemary
Publisher:
Owl Books (NY)
Subject:
General
Subject:
Women's Studies
Subject:
Women Authors
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - General
Subject:
Women's Studies - General
Subject:
Authorship -- Psychological aspects.
Edition Description:
Owl Books
Publication Date:
May 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
360
Dimensions:
8.26x6.04x1.03 in. .76 lbs.

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