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

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 DaniellSouthern belle, successful writer, and tireless champion of female empowermenthas 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 writingand livesthrough 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 Rosais essential reading for any woman who writesand who has lived a life full of stories.

Preface:
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE ZONA ROSA

Chapter One:
THE STORY OF MY WRITING (AND OTHER) LIFE
Why Where You Are Is Good Enough

Chapter Two:
WE ARE ALL DOORS UNTIL SOMEONE SLAMS US
How We Can Empower Ourselves No Matter What

Chapter Three:
IF I WAS REALLY WILD
Why Courage and Daring Are Not Just for Other Women

Chapter Four:
WHEN I'VE STEPPED OUT IN FAITH
How Patience, Perseverance, and Some Other Virtues Your Grandmama Taughtl!