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

Roorbach, Bill (Author). Keckler, Kristen. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1582975272 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781582975276 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: 296 p. ; 23 cm.
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Edition: Fully rev. 2nd ed., [10th anniversary ed.].
Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-291) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.