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Writing From the Inside Out offers writers a structured approach to using diaries as a therapeutic medium. It explores how self‑reflection can enhance authorship, providing techniques to unlock psychological depth and foster personal growth through the act of writing.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Susan Borkin
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