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Write It All Down

How to Put Your Life on the Page

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Write It All Down

By: Cathy Rentzenbrink
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Tackle the challenges of memoir writing and share your story.

'Cathy is the person who first told me to write about my mental health when I was nervous to do so. She is a great writer herself and this is brilliant.' - Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive

Why do we want to write and what stops us? How do we fight the worry that no-one will care what we have to say? What can we do to overcome the obstacles in our way?

Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle all this and more in Write It All Down, a guide to putting your life on the page. Complete with a compendium of advice from amazing writers such as Dolly Alderton, Adam Kay and Candice Carty-Williams, this book is here to help you discover the pleasure and solace to be found in writing; the profound satisfaction of wrestling a story onto a page and seeing the events of your life transformed through the experience of writing a memoir.

Perfect for seasoned writers as well as writing amateurs and everyone in between, this helpful handbook will steer you through the philosophical and practical challenges of writing, whether you're struggling with writers block or worrying what people will say. Intertwined with reflections and exercises, Write It All Down is at once an intimate conversation and an invitation to share your story.

Creativity Personal Development Personal Success Self-Esteem Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing Nonfiction
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A gentle, wise and witty book that will take you by the hand and guide your words onto the page - I truly wish I'd read it before I began to write. (Raynor Winn, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Salt Path and The Wild Silence)
Cathy has an extraordinary gift for helping people tell their stories and you need this gently inspirational book in your life. (Nina Stibbe, author of the award-winning Love, Nina and Reasons to Be Cheerful)
A wonderful, inspiring and practical book . . . I recommend this book to anyone who wants inspiration, concrete tips and encouragement to write. (Julia Samuel, author of Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass)
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Thank you so much for putting this inciteful book together. With clear explanations of every pitfall possible, I am now fully aware of the tricky road ahead. Your voice is a dream and if I ever get a good deal I can only hope you'd consider narrating my words.
Excellent, well done.

Thank you Cathy

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This guide to writing - especially memoir - is so well-written and helpful.
Cathy Rentzenbrink is honest and open about her own approach to her writing and has some wonderful tips and advice on how we can overcome some of our own fears and worries as writers.
I read the book and then bought the Audible version. [I read the book twice - and something I never do - I even marked the passages which I needed to especially remember]. Cathy is the narrator and it makes the content extra meaningful.

I was then filled with confidence and entered a major writing competition - crossing fingers and hoping for some success!
Thank you Cathy - I thought it was an amazing book. I would have given it a "10" if I could!

Brilliant! A great listen...

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Cathy Rentzenbrink's beautiful reading of her book felt like a desperately needed warm, comforting and reassuring hug from a friend. I have no publishing ambitions, but I do love journaling and thought this book might help me go deeper and better understand myself, my past and my issues. I wasn't disappointed. I loved every single word and felt very inspired and comforted. The book feels more like a manual on life than "just" a book on writing, overflowing with wisdom, truth, and kindness.
Thank you, Cathy!

Beautiful and inspiring. Thank you, Cathy!

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This is a great book for anyone considering writing about their life.
It is also presented very well so is easy to listen to.

Excellent

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I have had over 50 factual features published and now, due to failing health, come to writing fiction. This book is inspiring, informative and interesting. Spurred me on to write. Thank you.

Excellent guide to writing.

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