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Adair Lara is an award-winning newspaper columnist whose column appears twice weekly in the San Francisco Chronicle. She is the author of five books, including Welcome to Earth, Mom; Slowing Down in a Speeded-Up World;and her latest, The Best of Adair Lara. Her articles and essays have appeared in Redbook, Ladies? Home Journal, Parenting, Good Housekeeping, Reader?s Digest and other national publications. She lives in San Francisco; her daughter Morgan has just graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Books by Adair Lara

Naked, Drunk, and Writing

The award-winning author of an autobiographical newspaper column, Adair Lara has written more than ten books, including the memoir Hold Me Close, Let Me Go. Packed with wit, humor, and insight, Naked, Drunk, and Writing is the culmination of her extensive experience as a writer, editor, and teacher. She coaches readers through all of the stages of memoir writing: conquering inevitable writer's block; using the right angle, tone, and details; creating meaningful scenes and characters; revising and polishing the manuscript; and pitching and publishing the final work. Through interactive exercises and illuminating examples and anecdotes, readers learn how to take small, manageable steps to reach their goals, acquiring the practical tools and confidence to tackle tasks that frequently seem insurmountable--including actually motivating oneself to write. This essential guide transforms writers into skilled storytellers, demonstrating that the impact of a story stems not just from what one tells, but how one tells it.

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