Writing life stories : how to make memories into memoirs, ideas into essays, and life into literature

Book 2008

From the Publisher: Writing Life Stories is a classic text that appears on countless creative nonfiction and composition syllabi the world over. This updated 10th anniversary edition gives readers the same friendly instruction and stimulating exercises along with updated information on current memoir writing trends, ethics, Internet research, and even marketing ideas. Readers will discover how to turn their untold life stories into vivid persona...

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ISBN:

9781582975276

Edition:

Fully revised second edition, [Tenth anniversary edition]

Description:

296 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-291) and index

Contents:

Getting started
Memory
Scenemaking
Big ideas
Characters and character
Stage presence
Finding the facts
Metaphor and meaning
Saying it right
Building a building
Getting published
Appendix A : "Into woods" / by Bill Roorbach
Appendix B : "The olive jar" / by Kristen Keckler
Appendix C : "On apprenticeship" / by Bill Roorbach
Appendix D : suggested readings in creative nonfiction

LCCN:

2008006395

Control Number:

3289416

Other Authors:

Keckler, Kristen

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