Written in an accessible and conversational style, this handbook is an essential guide for anyone who wants to write the story of their life. The valuable insight into the memoir-writing process provides both inspiration and practical advice for both new and experienced writers. Describing the process from start to finish—from finding a topic, developing a narrative voice, and establishing structure, to finding a balance between factual truth and vivid storytelling and getting published—this resource helps express and shape personal stories.
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Patti Miller has been a writing instructor for 20 years. She is the author of Child, The Last One Who Remembers, Whatever the Gods Do, and Writing Your Life.
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Excellent Book for Memoir Readers and Writers,
By Shirley H. Showalter "memoir blogger" (Kalamazoo, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Memoir Book (Paperback)
Nothing hones and deepens one's knowledge of a subject like years spent teaching it in the classroom--answering questions and seeing multiple perspectives through the eyes of students. Patty Miller uses her twenty years of teaching experience to show the reader how broad the field is--she includes personal essay and travel writing as memoir and explains the distinctions among terms like "memoir" and "memoirs." Each chapter includes some exercises useful to both students and teachers. Highly recommended as an introductory overview and helpful guide. See my blog post for more about definitions of the basic vocabulary of the field, borrowing heavily from Miller: http://www.100memoirs.com/2008/09/definitions-memoir-memoirs-autobiographyand-more/
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Immense help in the memoir writing process,
This review is from: The Memoir Book (Paperback)
I picked this gem up and it's been invaluable. Every time I've opened I've gleaned the exact thing I needed to keep going with the writing process. Miller tackles many important issues that memoirists face, such as structure, narrative strands and and boundaries, and does so in an accessible & enjoyable style.
If you're writing a memoir I'd definitely recommend this book.
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sojourn writing, random provocations, personal essayist, travel memoir, follow the heat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Neak Luong, Virginia Woolf, Marquise de Rambouillet, Slow Drift, Place Royale, Forever Today, Annie Dillard, Tinker Creek, The American Browse Sample Pages:
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sojourn writing, random provocations, personal essayist, travel memoir, follow the heat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Neak Luong, Virginia Woolf, Marquise de Rambouillet, Slow Drift, Place Royale, Forever Today, Annie Dillard, Tinker Creek, The American Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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