Saving Our Lives

You Have Life Stories Worth Saving!

"I wish I had a book sale for every time I've heard someone say, 'My life is crazy! I could write a book!' But I suppose I'd have to refund the money for everyone who's said it and then didn't do it-which is just about everyone I've ever heard say it."

--D. Margaret Hoffman

OK, so maybe the thought of writing a book about your life is scary. Let's think smaller. Do you have a story about your life that you find yourself telling over and over? A place that has made a lasting impression on you? A person who has had an influence on you? A strong opinion that you can't hold inside?  

Let D. Margaret Hoffman, veteran teacher and award-winning essayist, help you to transform your ideas into lasting pieces of writing, one small thing at a time.

This workbook is a companion to Hoffman's essay collection Saving Our Lives: Volume Two-Essays to Release the Writer in YOU. Use them together in a class, a writing group or on your own. The step-by-step essay templates and self-guided skill-builders will walk you through the process and help you to save your stories with confidence.

And when you're ready, look for the two other essay collections and workbooks in the Saving Our Lives series for more encouragement, entertainment, guidance and space to grow your own collection of life stories.

You can do it. You can. And you should.