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Alexandra Johnson was born on November 12, 1949, in San Francisco, California, United States.
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101 Durant Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
Johnson studied at the University of California, Berkeley. She became a Bachelor of Arts in 1971.
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Johnson studied at the University of California, Berkeley. She became a Bachelor of Arts in 1971.
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The Hidden Writer
(The Hidden Writer shows how the diaries of Marjory Flemin...)
The Hidden Writer shows how the diaries of Marjory Fleming, Sonya Tolstoy, Alice James, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, Anaïs Nin, and May Sarton negotiated the obstacle course of silence, ambition, envy, and fame. Destined to become a classic on writing and the diary as a literary form, this is an essential book for anyone interested in the evolution of creative life. From the Trade Paperback edition.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TSEEJ8/?tag=2022091-20
1997
Leaving a Trace
(An inspirational, practical & literate guide to starting ...)
An inspirational, practical & literate guide to starting & keeping a journal - & transforming it into something permanent like a memoir or a novel. Leaving A Trace is a practical guide to keeping a journal successfully & transforming it into future projects. Each chapter features both narrative & tailored exercises for beginning & committed diarists. Beginners will turn first to quick ways to overcome inhibitions, get started & stay on course. Seasoned chroniclers will start diaries with a new slant: they will learn how to trigger inspiration with creative brainstorming exercises; how to note patterns in diaries they already have & how to shape their material.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OFVNIC/?tag=2022091-20
2001
A Brief History of Diaries: From Pepys to Blogs
(At a time when journals are staking their territory on th...)
At a time when journals are staking their territory on the blogosphere, this is a timely consideration of the diary's origins and its long history in literary, political, and scientific realms alike. Be they fearless, candid, naïve, or exhibitionistic, personal bloggers now occupy an extraordinary position - projecting their innermost lives to all those with an internet connection. This is merely the most recent mutation of a unique - and often misunderstood - literary form. Tracing the diary's quirky and compelling history through centuries of writing for and about one's self, this intriguing guide traces the art form back to when the earliest pilgrims and explorers kept journals on their findings, scientists such as Darwin used them to develop their theories, and writers from Tolstoy to Virginia Woolf to Lessing mined diaries for their creative work. Historical and political diaries - most famously that of Anne Frank - are also included in the mix to illuminate what diaries do best: enable a inwards movement so that the troubled mind can find a way outwards into the world. At a time when journals are staking their territory on the blogosphere, this is a timely consideration of the diary's origins and its long history in literary, political, and scientific realms alike Be they fearless, candid, naïve, or exhibitionistic, personal bloggers now occupy an extraordinary position - projecting their inner most lives to all those with an internet connection.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1843919702/?tag=2022091-20
2010
Alexandra Diane Marie Johnson
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Johnson studied at the University of California, Berkeley. She became a Bachelor of Arts in 1971.
Career
Johnson was a writer and assistant literary editor for Christian Science Monitor in Boston in 1976-1982. She was a Harvard University instructor in creative writing from 1990 to 1998. She began a writing career in 1982.
Johnson once stated: “I was born in San Francisco into a family of hidden writers, three generations of diarists. My grandmother kept a detailed diary recording her work for the Red Cross in Siberia during World War I. My mother hid her own diaries and stories in the linen closet. My aunt, a teacher of film, kept extensive diaries and wrote novels while raising three children." Such a tradition influenced her career as an author. Her book, Leaving a Trace, 2001, is a practical guide to keeping a journal successfully & transforming it into future projects.
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The Hidden Writer
(The Hidden Writer shows how the diaries of Marjory Flemin...)
1997 -
A Brief History of Diaries: From Pepys to Blogs
(At a time when journals are staking their territory on th...)
2010 -
Leaving a Trace
(An inspirational, practical & literate guide to starting ...)
2001
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The Hidden Writer
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Johnson married Askold Melnyczuk (a writer) on July 30, 1995.
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