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Writing life stories :

(Number (ISBN

1582975272

(Number (ISBN

159963452X

(Number (ISBN

9781582975276

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9781599634524

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Title Proper

Writing life stories :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

how to make memories into memoirs, ideas into essays, and life into literature /

First Statement of Responsibility

Bill Roorbach with Kristen Keckler

Edition Statement

Fully revised second edition, [tenth anniversary edition]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

296 pages ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-291) and index

Text of Note

Preface -- Introduction -- 1: Getting started -- 2: Memory -- 3: Scenemaking -- 4: Big ideas -- 5: Characters and character -- 6: Stage presence -- 7: Finding the facts -- 8: Metaphor and meaning -- 9: Saying it right -- 10: Building a building -- 11: Getting published -- Appendix A: Into woods / Bill Roorbach -- Appendix B: Olive jar / Kristen Keckler -- Appendix C: On apprenticeship / Bill Roorbach -- Appendix D: Suggested readings in creative nonfiction -- Index

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Text of Note

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 personal essays and riveting memoirs by learning to open up memory, access emotions, shape scenes from experience, develop characters, and research supporting details. With creativity sparking ideas from signing a form releasing yourself to take risks in your work to drawing a map of a remembered neighborhood, this book is full of innovative techniques that prove that real stories are often the best ones

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

F & W Pubns Inc, 4700 E Galbraith rd, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45236, (513)5312222

Autobiography-- Authorship.

Report writing.

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Edition

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Roorbach, Bill.

Keckler, Kristen.

Date of Transaction

20190313134425.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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