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 blockGuides you through every step of the writing and editing processesCovers the best ways to market a finished memoirPacked 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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-04-26
Mått:183 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781118414644

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Ryan G. Van Cleave, PhD, is the author of 20 books, including creative writing textbooks, an illustrated humor book, a young adult novel, and a bestselling memoir.?He lives in Sarasota, Florida, where he works as an international speaker, a freelance writer, and the creative writing coordinator for The Ringling College of Art + Design. He has taught memoir writing at numerous universities as well as at prisons, community centers, and urban at-risk youth programs.

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Introduction 1Part I: The First Steps to Writing a Memoir 7Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Memoir Writing: Just the Basics 9Chapter 2: Getting Started: What You Need to Know about Writing Your Memoir 17Chapter 3: Understanding What Readers Expect: The Story Behind a Good Story 35Chapter 4: Researching and Remembering: Gathering Enough Material 47Chapter 5: Developing Ideas like the Pros 61Part II: Telling Your Story with Pizzazz 75Chapter 6: Giving Your Story Some Structure 77Chapter 7: Establishing the Setting and Scene 93Chapter 8: The Character of Characters 111Chapter 9: Making the Most of Dialogue 129Chapter 10: Realizing the Power of Voice 153Chapter 11: Handling Point of View 165Chapter 12: Bold Beginnings and Fantastic Finishes 179Part III: Revising, Editing, and Pushing Your Story to the Next Level 193Chapter 13: Adjusting the Big Picture: Fine-Tuning Structure and Story 195Chapter 14: Ensuring the Theme and Meaning Are What You Want 207Chapter 15: Making Revisions 221Chapter 16: Streamlining Your Story with Sentence-Level Edits 231Chapter 17: Saying the Unsayable: Knowing What to Include or Exclude 251Part IV: Sharing Your Story: A Publishing Primer 263Chapter 18: Locating and Landing a Literary Agent 265Chapter 19: Making Sense of Traditional Publishing and the Submission Process 281Chapter 20: Going It Alone: Self-Publishing and E-Publishing 299Chapter 21: Promoting Your Finished Product (and Yourself) 317Part V: The Part of Tens 333Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Memoirs 335Chapter 23: Ten Reasons Memoirs Are Rejected 341Chapter 24: Ten Tips to Writing Your First Book 347Index 353