True Stories: Volume V is a wonderful collection of works produced by the graduates of The Narrative Project, an organization that supports writers in getting their books done. Cami Ostman-author, teacher, and director of The Narrative Project-and her team of story warriors walk writers through a journey from the inception of a book idea to the writing of a complete manuscript. These stories represent a sampling of stories from the 2021 cohort, and evidence that support and accountability are key to ushering stories into the world.
Cami Ostman is a life and writing coach, author of Second Wind: One Woman's Midlife Quest to Run Seven Marathons on Seven Continents and the co-editor of Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religion (Seal Press). Cami holds a Bachelor of Education in English and Theater from Western Washington University and a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University. She runs a mine-month program to help writers get their books done called The Narrative Project. She is also a dog lover, a wine connoisseur, a runner, and a blogger. Her blogs can be found at 7marathons7continents.com, and psycholo-gytoday.com/blog/secondwind. Her professional offerings can be found at thenarrativeproject.net. Cami has been reviewed or featured in O Magazine, Adventures Northwest, Fitness Magazine, and The Atlantic. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her four-legged creatures.