
Writing Together
A Year of Meaning-Making and Friendship
Creative Courage Press
Published on 7. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
230 pages
978-1-959921-06-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Writing Together is a unique dual-memoir that guides readers to pen their own creative journeys. A real gift. It's a beautiful model of the kind of friendship that can make us better people and make the world a better place." --Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak, A Hidden Wholeness, Healing the Heart of Democracy, and On the Brink of Everything
WHAT IF CONNECTION, NOT CRITIQUE, MADE YOUR WRITING COME ALIVE?
What happens when two unlikely friends-separated by age, gender, profession, and geography-commit to writing together for a year? They discover how our most profound insights emerge when we create a safe, nonjudgmental space to listen-to ourselves and to each other.
Writing Together blends memoir and creative guide, offering poetry-inspired prompts and a simple process anyone can use.
More than a traditional writing guide, Writing Together offers a reflective journey of self-discovery. It's an invitation to:Flex your intellectual, emotional, and spiritual muscles
Reconnect with your most authentic self
Explore life's pivotal moments through a supportive, creative lens
Deepen friendships through vulnerable storytelling
Make sense of your life's unfinished stories
Ideal for friends, professionals, and anyone feeling stuck or seeking renewal, this is writing not for publication, but for the most important audience of all-yourself. Sharpen your pencil, charge your laptop, and prepare for unexpected discoveries.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-959921-06-6 (9781959921066)
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Penny Williamson, ScD, is an internationally recognized facilitator, educator, and coach for leaders in health care. She is a founding facilitator and mentor for the Center for Courage & Renewal and retired Associate Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. From 1998-2016, Penny led Courage to Lead, an 18-month national leadership development program for leaders in health care and other serving professions, based on the work of Parker J. Palmer, and the Courage & Renewal approach. She has led workshops and retreats in the United States, Canada, the UK, Japan, Kenya, and Israel. Penny brings to her work an ecological worldview, and a belief in and attention to, the inner life. Above all she brings a belief in the power of love and capacity of individuals, groups and organizations to contribute to creating a better world.