Writing Down Your Soul

Five stars for Content, Two for Context

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is a challenging review for me. I find myself wholly and emphatically accepting many aspects of this book: You cannot hear your soul unless you know how to listen, and listening takes a stated intention. I believe the author offers outstanding advice on how to do this. However, other aspects of the book I find myself rejecting outright, and taking umbrage with. These include many of the examples offered of responses to soul questions: One participant stated she wanted sunglasses, and lo, the very next day, she won $150 Ray Bans.

I also found the author to be very prescriptive - too much so. However, whenever the author refers back to her prescriptive guide to meditative writing, she gives an example of someone who breaks that and succeeds, tacitly offering the option to accept or disregard steps as preferred ( as an example: Read for 5 or more minutes before writing. After one session, a participant reported that she reads afterward, and it works for her.)

In the end – I found true value in the book. The reading was strong. I would recommend it to others.

What about Jane Cramer’s performance did you like?

The reading was smooth and consistent.

What did you learn from Writing Down Your Soul that you would use in your daily life?

The deep value I took from this book came in less than 30 words: “Address the voice directly, Write fast, Ask lots of questions, Write whatever comes - Open your heart and mind all the way, and just say what wants to be said.”

Any additional comments?

At time the book felt male-phobic. The vast majority of protagonists are divorced females, with the antagonists described as ex-husbands, fathers and male teachers. I don’t feel this was intentional; but it was a fairly consistent theme.

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Selife on a Divorcee who Journals for Money

What disappointed you about Writing Down Your Soul?

Gender baised female who turned a 2 year old against his father because she needed money. The book is based on a single perspective experience with undertones of bitterness. Oh, and the Father dies early on and she digs through his effects for the life insureance policy. At least she thanked God in BIG CAPITAL LETTERS in her journal for the 300k life insurance check

Would you ever listen to anything by Janet Conner again?

Did nothing to increase my interest in the subject. Book has nothing to offer.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jane Cramer?

Don't know

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Writing Down Your Soul?

Most of it. I'm tired of the male father as villian in our society. I would say go back take your experience out, find others male and female and write about their story. But honestly the I prayed for 10k and the next day Mom wrote me a check, then I prayed for 2k more and a client came up to me and said "bill me more" made me sick. Just another data point that Amreica has become a collection of people who feel entitled to money.

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Great Book! A Must Read!

Would you listen to Writing Down Your Soul again? Why?

I definitely will. I think I will read this one once a year or once every couple of years as a refresher. This book is a testimony to what keeping a soul journal can do for you in your life and I think regular reminders will be great for my growth as an individual and to help me with my future struggles. I am a writer and the more diligent I am with my soul writing outlined in this book, the more fluent my other writing tends to be.

I absolutely recommend this book, not only to writers but for anyone who would like to see great changes in their life.

What other book might you compare Writing Down Your Soul to and why?

She references the Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (another great read). Both books have extremely effective means of working through writer's block (something I have struggled with).

What does Jane Cramer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I really liked that the story was read by a woman, since it was Janet's story.I could empathize with what she went through and I felt that Jane Cramer did a good job in expressing appropriate emotion in telling Janet Conner's tale. Good Performance.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

I love her testomony on how soul writing made her stronger and helped her forgive. I thought it was a powerful story, one that I will not easily forget! T

Any additional comments?

Thank you Janet for sharing your story!

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For the Religious

This was very Christain/Catholic oriented. Not so much about writing as about belief in God. I could not get beyond an hour of it. Not a book about writing as far as I could tell.

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Good reminder about the value of journaling

I used to journal every day as a way to savor the good and to transform the not so good. I picked up the audible.com version of Writing Down Your Soul to help remind me of the value of journaling, and found it very effective. There are some elements of the book that didn't resonate for me but like other reviewers, I recommend ignoring the elements that don't work for you and mining the gems that are useful. About halfway through the book, the author provides a long list of questions one can ask him/herself to trigger writing during a journaling session -- this list of questions is comprehensive and worth the price of the book alone.

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Amazingly powerful

If you could sum up Writing Down Your Soul in three words, what would they be?

I followed Janet Conner's instructions and the results have been amazing.

Any additional comments?

Well worth reading over and over again.

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Surprisingly helpful.

What made the experience of listening to Writing Down Your Soul the most enjoyable?

I enjoyed advice about writing to unlock communication with the "voice", and how daily practice would unlock a mystical connection to a source of information.

If you’ve listened to books by Janet Conner before, how does this one compare?

First Janet Conner book.

Have you listened to any of Jane Cramer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First Jane Cramer listen.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I occasionally felt that the side story, and some suggestions would derail the book, yet it always stayed on track. Repetition of the phrase "write down your soul" was very effective, and kept me focused.

Any additional comments?

The author's suggestion to ask the "voice" the right questions was profound and surpassed the primary scope of the book. This and other suggestions like it, made it a very informative and satisfying read.

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useful tool for spiritual practice, unbiased!

Would you listen to Writing Down Your Soul again? Why?

Yes, the chapters with the steps and the results of studies on neuroscience and writing very informative and useful. The first few chapters are her story (I usually care very little about peoples drama's no tv, no gossip), however she uses her story as a part of the teaching, her journey and even the description of emotions are helpful for understanding and does not sound like a selfie as some reader stated (totally missed the point). Not very many writers can be so authentic and it shows, how her method gave her the ability to see her situation objectively, which is important for healing and spiritual growth. As a very impatient listener I absolutely see the purpose of her story here.

What did you like best about this story?

the scientific facts and the simple guidelines for practice as well as the writers personal insights reflecting many of our lives.

What about Jane Cramer’s performance did you like?

The numerous truths she expresses sounds like it really is her experience and her words, not like many others who sound like they quote others left and right without indicating so, and there are many out there they all sound like the same old law of attraction, spirituality sensations.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Check out the studies and results on soul writing, middle of the book conducted independently from her book, very interesting to know if you are into quantum physics and neuroscience.

Any additional comments?

The writer emphasizes the neutrality of spiritual methods and does not single out religions nor does she call for a certain one. She mentions her strict catholic background and shows how she evolved to a much deeper understanding for spirituality, even though her way to start her practice is Dear God, she encourages to use any package and form you are comfortable with to communicate with the divine, not at all like those "praise the lord hmm... people". Very mature, great listen!

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This can change your life- if you let it!

Where does Writing Down Your Soul rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 25

What was one of the most memorable moments of Writing Down Your Soul?

How to actually wrote purposefully in a journal.

Which character – as performed by Jane Cramer – was your favorite?

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What did you learn from Writing Down Your Soul that you would use in your daily life?

Ask and you shall receive.

Any additional comments?

I wish there was a supplemental book that I could purchase without purchasing the book. Or maybe provide a secret online supplement.

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Writing down you Soul should be a text book!

Would you listen to Writing Down Your Soul again? Why?

The message of this book is pointing to the meaning of life on this earth. We are hear to progress as souls. This book gives clear and easy to follow instructions how we can learn to listen to our inner guiding voice. A voice that can lead us to a deeper, more meaningful life.

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