Memoir Writing For Dummies

Author : Ryan G. Van Cleave
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118414675
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoir Writing For Dummies written by Ryan G. Van Cleave and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become published authors. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions—along with helpful tips and advice on how to get published—Memoir Writing For Dummies shows you how to put pen to paper and hone the craft of writing a truly compelling memoir. You'll get advice on how to explore your memories, map out your story, perfect your plot, setting, character, and dialogue, and so much more. Includes tips on getting over writer's block Guides you through every step of the writing and editing processes Covers the best ways to market a finished memoir Packed with proven tips and writing tricks of the trade, Memoir Writing For Dummies gives you everything you need to ensure your life story is never forgotten.

Author : Victoria Costello
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0241884853
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Memoir written by Victoria Costello and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps readers write memoirs, personal essays, and life stories of every length and type.

Author : Marion Roach Smith
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455501824
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Memoir Project written by Marion Roach Smith and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary "practical resource for beginners" looking to write their own memoir—​now new and revised (Kirkus Reviews)! The greatest story you could write is one you've experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but it just got a little easier with this essential guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir. Did you know that the #1 thing that baby boomers want to do in retirement is write a book—about themselves? It's not that every person has lived such a unique or dramatic life, but we inherently understand that writing a memoir—whether it's a book, blog, or just a letter to a child—is the single greatest path to self-examination. Through the use of disarmingly frank, but wildly fun tactics that offer you simple and effective guidelines that work, you can stop treading water in writing exercises or hiding behind writer's block. Previously self-published under the title, Writing What You Know: Raelia, this book has found an enthusiastic audience that now writes with intent.

Author : Regina Brooks
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250015669
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Should Really Write a Book written by Regina Brooks and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even if you don't happen to be a celebrity, this book will teach you methods for striking publishing gold—conceptualizing, selling, and marketing a memoir—while dealing with the complicated emotions that arise during the creation of your work. If you've ever been told that "You should really write a book" and you've decided to give it a try, this book is for you. It hones in on the three key measures necessary for aspiring authors to conceptualize, sell, and market their memoirs. Written especially for those who don't happen to be celebrities You Should Really Write a Book reveals why and how so many relatively unknown memoirists are making a name for themselves. With references to more than four hundred books and six memoir categories, this is essential reading for anyone wanting to write a commercially viable memoir in today's vastly changing publishing industry. The days are long gone when editors and agents were willing to take on a manuscript simply because it was based on a "good" idea or even because it was well written. With eyes focused on the bottom line, they now look for skilled and creative authors with an established audience, too. Brooks and Richardson use the latest social networking, marketing, and promotional trends and explain how to conceptualize and strategize campaigns that cause buzz, dramatically fueling word-of-mouth and attracting attention in the publishing world and beyond. Full of current examples and in-depth analysis, this guide explains what sells and why, teaches writers to think like publishers, and offers guidance on dealing with complicated emotions—essential tools for maximizing memoir success.

Author : Roberta PHD Temes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621451526
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days written by Roberta PHD Temes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Write Your Memoir in 30 Days provides the framework for writers enthusiastic about telling their story, but wondering how to begin. Step-by-step techniques, culled from writers’ workshops taught by the author, are presented in a welcoming, non-intimidating style. The prospect of writing a book is not daunting when compartmentalized into thirty discrete assignments: Days 1 – 5 include exercises to identify major themes. Days 6 – 10 include exercises about plot. Days 11 – 15 include exercises about personalities. Days 16 – 20 include exercises about experiences. Days 21 – 25 include exercises that analyze responses to events. Days 26 – 30 include exercises that structure the story of the memoir. The book also includes information about publishers and literary agents, as well as information and resources about self-publishing. It also includes quick “clear communication” lessons about spelling and grammar. Perfect for today’s society, where we are all accustomed to celebrating each of life’s passages with a blog post and comfortable sharing our innermost feelings, How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days is a fun, easy guide to writing the next great memoir.

Author : Jerry Payne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998617701
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing Memoir: The Practical Guide to Writing and Publishing the Story of Your Life written by Jerry Payne and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Memoir is a practical guide for taking the particulars of one's life and weaving them into a compelling, page-turning story. The book details narrative arc, theme, character development, description, dialogue, flow, and voice. Also covered: how to construct an effective outline, editing and rewriting, and the ins and outs of publishing.

Author : Allan G. Hunter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1844092526
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Write Your Memoir written by Allan G. Hunter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from more than 25 years of literary know-how and modeled after a 15-week college course, this manual provides guidance for seekers wishing to delve further into self-exploration through writing. Extending beyond the idea that memoir writing intends to put past events into a more understandable current perspective, the guide maintains that keeping a document of one’s life is actually the basis of a psychic process called “soul work,” which manifests as a desire to experience the state of being alive to the fullest. This unusual approach to memoir writing aims to generate more honest and genuine results that come from inner needs rather than outer expectations. Intended to clarify a writer’s developmental path, this resource emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the need for dealing with difficult material that actually alters the writer in the process, resulting in significant growth of the soul.

Author : David Patten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985746605
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dummy written by David Patten and published by . This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his birth in 1954, David Patten was unbearably sensitive to the world around him. Unable to concentrate or learn the basics of reading and writing, he was punished and pathologized, labeled lazy, stupid, and a troublemaker. David was finally diagnosed with dyslexia, among other elements in the autism spectrum. But at a time when these disorders were little understood, David was unable to get the help he needed, and he gradually fell into the dark underbelly of American life. David's struggle to survive and find a life worth living included time in a mental institution for attempted suicide at fourteen, and life as a drug dealer in Chicago's criminal underworld. Eventually, David's exceptional abilities in abstract and analytical thinking led him into the technology field, and a lucrative six-figure career as a crisis manager and trouble shooter. His story of gradually transforming disabilities into skills, hopelessness into freedom is a testament to the power of the human spirit.

Author : Katherine Bomer
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing a Life written by Katherine Bomer and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Writing a Life, Katherine Bomer presents classroom-tested strategies for tapping memoir's power, including ways to help kids generate ideas to write about, elaborate on and make meaning from their memories, and learn craft from published memoirs.

Author : C S Lakin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986134791
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Memoir Workbook written by C S Lakin and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories are powerful, and humans have been telling stories since the dawn of time. Do you feel driven to share what you've gone through and the insights you've learned in life? Do you long to tell your story but don't know where to start? The Memoir Workbook will show you, step by step, all you need to know to tell a powerful and well-written memoir. With pen in hand, you'll mine your memories and begin to put them in a coherent order inside the pages of the workbook. Passages from memoirs and writing prompts will help you get your creative juices flowing. Whether you want to publish your story or write it for yourself, this unique workbook will help you learn the most effective ways to convey your life experiences onto the page. Inside, you'll learn these essential aspects to memoir writing: How to identify your unique story as well as the things that make your story universal The many ways memoir can be structured, with examples to help you decide how to lay out your story How to determine a beginning and an ending point Ways to bring your story to life with sensory detail What "voice" is and why it's important to write from the "mature self" How to craft distilled dialogue that is engaging and sounds natural How to protect yourself and others when you write your memoir What theme is and why you need one How to pick an appropriate title for your memoir Writing a memoir is a journey of the heart. The Memoir Workbook is a light that guides you along the path, from start to finish.