nIn this clarion call to pick up a pen and find yourself, #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen shows us how anyone can write, and why everyone should. n nWhat really matters in life? What truly lasts in our hearts and minds? Where can we find community, history, humanity? In this lyrical new book, the answer is clear: through writing. This is a book for what Quindlen calls civilians, those who want to use the written word to become more human, more themselves. nWrite for Your Life argues that there has never been a more important time to stop and record what we are thinking and feeling. Using examples from past, present, and future--from Anne Frank to Toni Morrison, from love letters written after World War II to journal reflections from nurses and doctors today--Write for Your Life vividly illuminates the ways in which writing connects us to ourselves and to those we cherish. Drawing on her personal experiences not just as a writer but as a mother and daughter, Quindlen makes the case that recording our daily lives in writing is essential. n nWhen we write we not only look, we see; we not only react but reflect. Writing gives you something to hold onto in a changing world. To write the present, Quindlen says, is to believe in the future.n