Writing the Memoir: from Truth to Art, Second Edit

Name: Writing the Memoir: from Truth to Art, Second Edit
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ISBN: 9780933377509

ISBN-10: 0933377509

ISBN-13: 9780933377509

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Judith Barrington

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Since Writing the Memoir came out in early 1997 it has sold roughly 20,000 copies and is consistently praised as "the best book on memoir out there." It is thought-provoking, explanatory, and practical: each chapter ends with writing exercises. It covers everything from questions of truth and ethics to questions of craft and the crucial retrospective voice. An appendix provides information on legal issues. Judith Barrington, an award-winning memoir writer and acclaimed writing teacher, is attuned to the forces, both external and internal, that work to stop a writer; her tone is respectful of the difficulties and encouraging of taking risks. Her nimble prose, her deep belief in the…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Eighth Mountain Press
Publication date: 2/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.40" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748



Introduction



What Is Memoir? Suggestions for Writing



Who Cares? and Other Thoughts on Getting Started: Suggestions for Writing



Finding Form: Suggestions for Writing



The Truth: What, Why, and How? Suggestions for Writing



Scene, Summary, and Musing: Suggestions for Writing



Moving Around in Time: Suggestions for Writing



Using Your Senses: Suggestions for Writing



Naming Names: Suggestions for Writing



Writing about Living People: Suggestions for Writing



Your Memoir and the World: Suggestions for Writing



Watch Out for the Myths: Suggestions for Writing



Getting Feedback on Your Work: Guidelines for Critique Groups



Your Memoir and the Law


Permissions Acknowledgments


Index to Authors and Titles


About the Author