Writing & Selling Your Memoir Contributor(s): Balzer, Paula (Author) |
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ISBN: 1599631350 ISBN-13: 9781599631356 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Composition - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry |
Dewey: 808.06 |
LCCN: 2011284885 |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" L (0.62 lbs) 240 pages |
Features: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: There's more to writing a memoir than just writing your life story. A memoir isn't one long diary entry. Rather, it's a well-crafted story about a crucial, often exceptionally difficult, time in someone's life. Writing & Selling Your Memoir talks readers through the process of telling their most personal stories in a compelling, relatable, and readable manner. Unlike other books dedicated to the art and craft of writing memoir, it teaches readers how to approach the genre with love, respect, and know-how without sentimentalizing it. Drawing on her experience working with New York Times best-selling memoirists, literary agent Paula Balzer carefully explores the genre and provides readers with step-by-step instruction on how to:
Full of tips, techniques, detailed exercises, and examples from best-selling memoirs as well as sidebars from well-known memoir authors, Writing & Selling Your Memoir teaches you how to approach an often tricky genre and tell your story without sentimentalizing it. |
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