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Writing for Healing with Marilyn McEntyre
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Writing for Healing with Marilyn McEntyre

Author and veteran writing teacher Marilyn McEntyre shares how staying curious, reading slowly, and starting small can transform your creative life.

How can staying curious, practising deep reading, and ‘starting with a word’ pull you out of a creative rut and transform your manuscript?

In this episode of The Write Club Podcast, we spend 50 minutes with writer, veteran teacher, and retreat leader Marilyn McEntyre to talk about her latest book, Start with a Word.

Drawing on decades of teaching literature, medical humanities, and creative writing, Marilyn shares why returning to learning can be a consoling act in hard times, how slow and spoken-word reading enriches our craft, and how to get to know your narrator on a deeper level. Plus, she reveals her go-to writing exercise for pulling yourself out of a slump and discusses the profound connection between writing, spirituality, and healing.

👉 Find out more about Marilyn McEntyre's work and grab your copy of Start with a Word!

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