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This title features 365 days of time-tested writing exercises, prompts, and instructional quotes for the creative writer. Readers can follow the arc the exercises in the book form: breaking through blocks, going back to childhood, dreaming, discovering, changing - themes that eventually appear in all creative writing. Or they can dip into the book at whim, extracting just the exercise they need in a difficult moment.

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Praise for Barbara Abercrombie's Writing Books: Barbara Abercrombie is a truly gifted teacher. -- Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries Funny and full of comfort (and the company of writing rock stars), this book is as essential to any writer as a verb. -- Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You There is something necessary in these pages for everyone, from the beginning writer to the widely published author. -- Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift , winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction Praise for A Year of Writing Dangerously Turn to [it] every morning, noon, or night when you sit down to write. -- Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries

Praise for Barbara Abercrombie's Writing Books: <br><br> Barbara Abercrombie is a truly gifted teacher. <br>-- Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries<br><br> Funny and full of comfort (and the company of writing rock stars), this book is as essential to any writer as a verb. <br>-- Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You <br><br> There is something necessary in these pages for everyone, from the beginning writer to the widely published author. <br>-- Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift , winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction<br>

Praise for A Year of Writing Dangerously <br> Turn to [it] every morning, noon, or night when you sit down to write. <br>-- Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries

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A widely published author and editor, Barbara Abercrombie teaches at the UCLA Extension Writer's Program. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

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