Writing Saved My Life

Sitting down every day and asking yourself what you care about most and what you would most like to share with the world becomes a ritual of finding meaning in a life that sometimes appears meaningless.
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Being a professional writer is usually about more than being paid to write books. For most authors, it is our deeply personal connection to life, to others, and to ourselves. Sitting down every day and asking yourself what you care about most and what you would most like to share with the world becomes a ritual of finding meaning in a life that sometimes appears meaningless.

Here is a compilation of interviews from Author magazine. Andre Debus III, Gary Zukav and Deb Caletti describe how writing saved their life.

For more information about William Kenower and Author magazine, visit williamkenower.com.

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