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  • Writing Life Stories

  • How to Make Memories into Memoirs, Ideas into Essays and Life into Literature
  • By: Bill Roorbach
  • Narrated by: John McLain
  • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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From drawing a map of a remembered neighborhood to signing a form releasing yourself to take risks in your work, Roorbach offers innovative techniques that will trigger ideas for all writers.

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 you the same friendly instruction and stimulating exercises along with updated information on current memoir writing trends, ethics, internet research, and even marketing ideas. You'll discover how to turn your 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.

This guide will teach you to see your life more clearly and show you why real stories are often the best ones.
©2008 Bill Roorbach (P)2020 Tantor
Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing Nonfiction Creative Writing
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Really helpful insights.

I have listened to this book five times - start to finish. I have found it really useful as I try to get into writing for the first time.
The sections are well laid out and the examples all make sense. Details that I have read come back to me when I am writing particularly scene and exposition.
I thoroughly recommend this book for those trying to get into writing memoir.

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