Books like Writing from the heart by Nancy Slonim Aronie

After six years of waiting, Anne learns her presumed-dead love, Lord Ashorne, is alive, yet she must confront her lingering heart and unseen love for her older sister in Regency England.

A thoughtful meditation on Annie Dillard’s creative process, woven from anecdotes and vignettes that illuminate her distinctive prose style.

When Laura Wells's father is unable to accompany her on a much-anticipated cruise, Graham Kirkland, an acquaintance, agrees to chaperon Laura and her bubbly friend Kathi.Although Laura has trusted no one since her mother's death, as Kathi and Graham begin to date, Laura also pairs off to make a foursome. But Laura cannot deny her love for Graham, or her awkward feelings when she learns he is a Christian.Turbulent waters are ahead as Laura must learn to release her anger toward God. Can Laura's heart really change? More important, will Graham realize the new Laura Wells?

Mary Pipher’s nonfiction guide unpacks how the power of words can save lives, spark justice, and transform society, offering insights from her dual careers as author and therapist.

Katherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence," agreed Cynthia Ozick, "sometimes every syllable." E. B. White said he admired anyone who "has the guts to write anything at all."An author who has taught writing for more than thirty years, Ralph Keyes assures readers that anxiety is felt by writers at every level and can be harnessed to produce honest and disciplined work., Keyes offers specifics on how to make the best use of writers' workshops and conferences and how to handle criticism of works in progress; he also exposes the most common "false fear busters" (needing new equipment, a better setting, a new agent). Throughout, he includes the comments of many accomplished writers--Pat Conroy, Amy Tan, Rita Dove, Isabel Allende, and others--on how they transcended their own anxieties to produce great works.

A romantic adventure set in early 20th‑century Britain where Serena Carberry fends off an assault, discovers a political conspiracy, and finds love with Lord Kit Brodie.