Your life is a book: how to craft & publish your memoir
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Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, [2014].
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x, 260 pages ; 22 cm
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9781570619304, 1570619301, 1570619301, 9781570619304 (paperback), 1570619301 (paperback)
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to write your memoir and get published with the help of two well-known publishing professionals.
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"Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to write your memoir and get published with the help of two well-known publishing professionals. Your Life is a Book guides budding writers though the transformative process of memoir writing to publication. In addition to exploring the unique elements of crafting a memoir--story arc, point of view, dialogue, where to start (not the beginning!)-Your Life is a Book also focuses on the self-exploration, awareness, and understanding that this emotional literary project triggers. With proven writing exercises and prompts, this book is a practical and enlightening guide to perfecting the art of memoir writing"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Whether you're writing your memoir for self-exploration, to leave a legacy, or for publication, Your Life Is A Book takes you on a step-by-step journey from concept to completion. This writer's guide to the memoir is rich with insight, advice, storytelling, and encouragement. Memoirist Brenda Peterson and New York literary agent, Sarah Jane Freymann team up to share with you their expertise in writing and publishing your life story. Your Life Is A Book offers accessible and inspiring writing techniques, exercises, publishing tips, and real-life stories of other authors whose memoirs have transformed their life and work. The book is also a practical guide to both traditional and indie publishing, including interviews with professional editors, publishers, critics, and memoirists. Every life is remarkable in its own way, but this book shows you how to write a book that others will want to read and share"--,Provided by publisher.
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Peterson, B., & Freymann, S. J. (2014). Your life is a book: how to craft & publish your memoir. Seattle, WA, Sasquatch Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Peterson, Brenda, 1950- and Sarah Jane Freymann. 2014. Your Life Is a Book: How to Craft & Publish Your Memoir. Seattle, WA, Sasquatch Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Peterson, Brenda, 1950- and Sarah Jane Freymann, Your Life Is a Book: How to Craft & Publish Your Memoir. Seattle, WA, Sasquatch Books, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Peterson, Brenda and Sarah Jane Freymann. Your Life Is a Book: How to Craft & Publish Your Memoir. Seattle, WA, Sasquatch Books, 2014.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Part 1: crafting your memoir -- Start anywhere -- Follow the thread -- Your world as a writer -- Field notes on your life -- Showing up: creating a character of the self -- Where am I?: a sense of place and time -- Eat, pray, love -- Travel memoirs: journeys in and out -- The music of memoir: finding your own voice -- My family and other animals -- Spiritual memoirs -- The truth, the truth, and nothing but? -- "Foodoirs" and feeding the hungry writer -- Your legacy -- Part 2: getting serious about publishing -- Better blogging -- Agents -- Editors -- Book critics -- Memoirists -- Handling rejection -- Indie publishing. -- Epilogue: your stories will change you. | |
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