Life Stories #45: Dani Shapiro

Dani Shapiro's written two memoirs, Slow Motion and Devotion. Still Writing isn't like either of those two books, but it does draw upon a memoir-like exploration of Shapiro's personal history to elaborate her thoughts on taking up the practice of writing. Shapiro tells me what she's learned about writing over the years, what she's learned about herself through writing, and how "cultivating the mind that is watching the mind" through yoga has become one of her most effective creative writing tools--plus a whole lot more.