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Sheila Bender

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With thanks and love to my husband, Kurt VanderSluis, for the hours of attention he has given each section of this book, asking me the questions that helped me find the answers.

Sheila Bender has been teaching writing since 1980. In 1991, she published her first book about writing, Writing in a Convertible with the Top Down, co-authored with Christi Killien. A new edition is available now electronically and in print through Libertary.com (www.libertary.com). She went on to publish many more books, including a memoir, Turning to Poetry in a Time of Grief, Imago Press; Writing and Publishing Personal Essays, Silver Threads; Perfect Phrases for College Application Essays, McGraw-Hill; and A Day in the Life: Journaling for Self-Discovery, initially from Writers Digest Books and now available through the International Association of Journal Writing (www.IAJW.com). She has also written content for LifeJournal for Writers journaling software (writers.lifejournal.com).