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Personal vs universal writing

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Topics of conversation:

  • Inspiration for writing book - cancer healing
  • Personal vs universal writing
  • Healing power of writing
  • How to overcome writer's block
  • Family support through cancer and writing

Diana M. Raab, MFA, RN was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1954 and received her undergraduate degree in Health Administration and Journalism in 1976. A few years later, she received her RN degree. After twenty-five years as a medical and self-help writer, she’s directed her creative energy toward nonfiction and memoir writing. In 2003, she earned her MFA in Writing from Spalding University’s low-residency program.

Diana is the author of eight books, including her first memoir, “Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal” (2007) the recipient of the 2009 Mom’s Choice Award for Adult Non-Fiction and the 2009 National Indie Award for Excellence in Memoir. Her award-winning work has also been published in numerous literary magazines and is widely anthologized. Her poetry collection, “Dear Anaïs: My Life in Poems For You” won the 2009 Next Generation Indie Award for Poetry.

She teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and facilitates writing workshops and attends conferences around the country, with a focus on writing for healing.

Healing with Words: A Writer’s Cancer Journey

Diana M. Raab
Loving Healing Press (2010)
ISBN 9781615990108
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (06/10)

Read the review on ReaderViews.com

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