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Memoir Writing For Smart People
Di Bill Stenson
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- Bill Stenson
- Pubblicato:
- Feb 17, 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781310640438
- Formato:
- Libro
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Finally, Memoir Writing For Smart People, a book that tells you all you need to know in order to publish your own personal or corporate Memoir. Written by Bill Stenson, a writer, a teacher of writing and manager of Canadian Memoirs. Bill guides people in the writing of their Memoirs, but this book is intended as a self-help guide for those who want to go it alone. This book is ideal for those "smart" people who are motivated to accomplish writing their own Memoir.
Informazioni sul libro
Memoir Writing For Smart People
Di Bill Stenson
Descrizione
Finally, Memoir Writing For Smart People, a book that tells you all you need to know in order to publish your own personal or corporate Memoir. Written by Bill Stenson, a writer, a teacher of writing and manager of Canadian Memoirs. Bill guides people in the writing of their Memoirs, but this book is intended as a self-help guide for those who want to go it alone. This book is ideal for those "smart" people who are motivated to accomplish writing their own Memoir.
- Editore:
- Bill Stenson
- Pubblicato:
- Feb 17, 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781310640438
- Formato:
- Libro
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Memoir Writing For Smart People - Bill Stenson
Memoir Writing For Smart People
written by Bill Stenson
CanadianMemoirs.com
Copyright 2014 Bill Stenson
Smashwords Edition
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About the Author
Bill Stenson works with Canadian Memoirs. He has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Victoria and has taught for many years in the public school system, The Victoria School of Writing and the University of Victoria. He is a fiction writer and enjoys helping people with writing their own Memoirs. This book is intended for those who wish to accomplish this task on their own.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Memoir Writing Tip #1: Things To Think About Before You Begin
Purpose
What Your Memoir Represents
Time and Commitment
Reading and Experience
Memoir Writing Tip #2: Time To Get Started
Where To Begin
Writing Non-fiction In A Fictional Way
Show Don't Tell
Active vs. Passive
Dialogue
Memoir Writing Tip #3: In Medias Res
Memoir Writing Tip #4: Ah, Yes. Time To Edit
Editing Must Take Place
In Summary
Memoir Writing Tip #5: Your Much Needed Friend
What To Look For In A Friend
Where Do I Find One?
Time Is Your Good Buddy
Warning
Memoir Writing Tip #6: The Final Stage - Publication
The Agent Route
Traditional Submission to Publishers
Self-publishing
Epilogue
Memoir Writing For Smart People
Prologue
This book is written with two suppositions in mind:
-writing is a whole lot of fun
-you, the budding writer, are smart
If you've been led to believe that writing is drudgery, a long and tiresome process that only belongs to pedants with self-destructive tendencies, that writers have either been touched with an extraterrestrial wand or eventually end up killing themselves and these are beliefs you hold on to, you have two choices. Enter a ten-year, once-a-month therapy program, possibly sponsored by an organization in your local community that sympathizes with people misguided enough to try to be writers OR follow the virtuous instruction in this book and come along for the ride.
You are smart. True, you haven't come up with a cure for steaming up your glasses when hovering over a hot cup of tea, outside of removing said glasses which makes approaching the hot cup of tea problematic, but you are smart. You opted for this book. You could have chosen Memoir Writing For Dummies but no, you knew better. You are reading Memoir Writing For Smart People and you have chosen a book that suits you.
This book might seem like a mystery at first, but better to think of it as an adventure. An adventure that you will tailor to suit (love how tailor
and suit
work together here) your needs. There are no guarantees in writing. If you read this book from beginning to end there is only
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