Put Your Heart on Paper
Staying Connected In A Loose-Ends World
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Publisher Description
Put Your Heart On Paper is filled with the inspiring true stories of what happens when people write from their hearts: the shared insights, the new beginnings, the dreams that miraculously come true. In 50 provocative short chapters, acclaimed author Henriette Klauser shows the power of the written word in everyday life -- bringing together parents and children, strengthening personal bonds, mending hurt feelings, solving problems, sharing joys, preserving family history -- and offers tools and tips to get you started right away. Putting your heart on paper does not require special talent, a lot of time or training. All you need is a willingness to be yourself and to be open with others. Nauser's energizing examples show how to get going and keep going past the fear and doubt -- and offer dozens of ideas to try. From a note tucked in a lunchbox to an interactive journal, from love letters to apologies to a three-minute poem, Put Your Heart On Paper shows us how to find a direct line from our deepest thoughts to another's heart.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Both practical and pleasurable, this latest by the author of Writing on Both Sides of the Brain offers writers and nonwriters alike writing exercises for getting and staying connected with the people in their lives--family, friends, themselves and even strangers. Drawing in large part on her own experiences, Klauser uses anecdotes--many quite moving and inspiring--to illustrate the uses and explain the origins of her suggested writing projects. The volume works well as a source book; its copious exercises and examples make it one of the best available. Klauser describes this as ``not a `how-to' book but a `why bother' book.'' In keeping with this philosophy, most of the exercises are easily adaptable to different settings, such as classrooms or therapy sessions, where ``why bother'' is always a lively question. At the same time, the exercises provide sufficient structure, encouragement and impetus for hesitant writers. In her reflective segues, she explores the differences between writing and speaking, times when writing serves better than conversing, and ways in which writing connects not only people, but past and future to the present moment. Klauser is clearly comfortable writing about writing, and idealistic about its personal, interpersonal and community-wide benefits.
