The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life
10 best books like The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life (Marion Roach Smith): The Writer's Portable Mentor: A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writing Life, The Daily Writer: 366 Meditations To Cultivate A Productive And Meaningful Writing Life, The Word-Loss Diet, Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction, Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within, Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir, Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal, Writing the Memoir, Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir, Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir
| Author | Priscilla Long |
| ISBN | 0984242104 |
Suitable for both beginning and advanced writers of fiction and nonfiction, The Writer's Portable Mentor: A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writing Life distills 20 years of teaching and creative thought by the well-published author Priscilla Long. The Writer's Portable Mentor helps writers understand...
| Author | Fred White |
| ISBN | 1582975299 |
Make Writing a Part of Your Daily Routine
It isn't always easy to carve out time to devote meaningful thought and energy to your writing. Hectic schedules, distractions, and creative blocks all too often interrupt the dream - postpone it for another day.
But with 366 provocative entries...
Tighten and tone your writing style, and use simple revision tricks to slim down your manuscript. Shed thousands of words without changing the plot.
Strip away the word fat and reveal the muscle of your unique author voice.
This book is short, but potent.
It is perfect for
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| Author | Brenda Miller |
| ISBN | 0072512784 |
This is a great book, and if you look for it, try for the earlier edition with the anthology in the back. The most recent edition took the essays out and that makes no sense. Why read about how to write creative nonfiction and not immediately have an example?
At this point I have read most of the book...
| Author | Barbara DeMarco-Barrett |
| ISBN | 0156029782 |
In her fifteen years of teaching, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett has found that the biggest stumbling block for aspiring writers (especially women) is not fear of the blank page but frustration with the lack of time. What woman doesn't have too much to do and too little time? Finding an hour free of work, children,...
| Author | Sue William Silverman |
Everyone has a story to tell. Fearless Confessions is a guidebook for people who want to take possession of their lives by putting their experiences down on paper--or in a Web site or e-book. Enhanced with illustrative examples from many different writers as well as writing exercises, this guide helps...
| Author | Alexandra Johnson |
| ISBN | 0316121568 |
When I picked this book up on the "value" shelf at Barnes and Noble I expected it to be a cheezie "how to dig into your soul and find who you are" self help writing book. So now years later I truly can not remember why I actually bought it. Perhaps its 3 dollar price ticket had something to do with it.
It...
| Author | Judith Barrington |
| ISBN | 0933377509 |
Since Writing the Memoir came out in early 1997 it has sold roughly 80,000 copies and is consistently praised as "the best book on memoir out there." It is thought-provoking, explanatory, and practical: each chapter ends with writing exercises. It covers everything from questions of truth and ethics...
In the tradition of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, a critically acclaimed National Book Award finalist shares inspiration and practical advice for writing a memoir.
Writing memoir is a deeply personal, and consequential, undertaking. As the acclaimed author of five memoirs spanning significant...
| Author | Natalie Goldberg |
| ISBN | 1416535020 |
I’ve been doing Julia Cameron’s morning pages since November last year. The idea is that you freewrite three pages: anything - everything - that comes to mind. In February I felt I was ready to move on to some morning writing that was a bit more structured, and use some prompts.
I love Natalie...
| Author | Lee Gutkind |
| ISBN | 0738215546 |
From "the godfather behind creative nonfiction" (Vanity Fair) comes this indispensable how-to for nonfiction writers of all levels and genres, "reminiscent of Stephen King's fiction handbook On Writing" (Kirkus). Whether you're writing a rags-to-riches tell-all memoir or literary journalism,...
| Author | Adair Lara |
| ISBN | 0578012456 |
The bottom line: Writing a memoir is just like writing a novel, only you don’t have to make anything up.
I subtracted one star for her weird gender bullshit. (I would have subtracted two, but it all takes place on one page and afterwards it's never heard from again.)
She says that men...
| Author | William Zinsser |
| ISBN | 0395901502 |
An indispensable book by writers who have experienced firsthand the rewards and challenges of crafting a memoir
Anyone undertaking the project of writing a memoir knows that the events, memories, and emotions of the past often resist the orderly structure of a book. Inventing...
| Author | Louise DeSalvo |
| ISBN | 0807072435 |
In this inspiring book, based on her twenty years of research, highly acclaimed author and teacher Louise DeSalvo reveals the healing power of writing. DeSalvo shows how anyone can use writing as a way to heal the emotional and physical wounds that are an inevitable part of life. Contrary to what most...
Your Life as Story: Discovering the "new Autobiography" and Writing Memoir as Literature
| Author | Tristine Rainer |
| ISBN | 0874779227 |
Blending literary scholarship with practical coaching on how to craft short or long life narratives, Rainer traces the history of autobiography from Egyptian inscriptions through its recent evolution on the bestseller lists. Aided by examples from such writers as Maya Angelou, Russell Baker,...
| Author | Phillip Lopate |
| ISBN | 1451696329 |
A long-awaited new book on personal writing from Phillip Lopate—celebrated essayist, the director of Columbia University’s nonfiction program, and editor of The Art of the Personal Essay.
Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthology The Art of the Personal...
| Author | Bill Roorbach |
| ISBN | 1884910475 |
This superb resource provides professional guidance for all writing-related correspondence, be it a query to an editor, a request for a celebrity interview, or anything else. Writer's will discover: Why boldness beats blandness in queries every time; The 10 basics they must have in their article...
| Author | Carolyn Kaufman |
| ISBN | 1884995683 |
Because authors tend to write about seriously flawed people, we often delve into the realm of psychology, intentionally or not. Stories in a wide array of genres feature psychologists, psychiatrists, psychopaths, schizophrenics, and any number of other characters that fall within the pale of modern...
| Author | Meredith Maran |
| ISBN | 0142181978 |
Everything an aspiring memoirist needs to know, in one readable volume, a follow-up to the acclaimed writers’ handbook Why We Write
For the many amateurs and professionals who write about themselves—bloggers, journal-keepers, aspiring essayists, and memoirists—this book...
| Author | Sandy Steen Bartholomew |
| ISBN | 1574216988 |
Yoga for Your Brain: A Zentangle Workout by Sandy Steen Bartholomew is a collection of exercises that you can use if you are familiar with the Zentangle techniques. Now if you are anything like me you might be asking at this point… “What is a Zentangle?” Here is a brief description of Zentangles…
Zentangle...
| Author | Jill Elizabeth Nelson |
Dear Novelist: Would you like your readers to live your stories, not merely read them? Deep Point of View anchors your readers inside the point of view character(s) of your novel. This handbook shows you how to perform the transformation from ordinary narrative to deep narrative in clear, easy-to-master...
Zentangle® is a meditative process of creating art, wherein simple shapes and lines combine to make a complicated and interesting final piece of artwork. The focus of Zentangle is on the process of creation, rather than the end result. The beauty of Zentangle is that there is no right way or wrong way....
| Author | Susan M. Tiberghien |
| ISBN | 1600940587 |
Whether you are a writer of fiction or essays, or want to explore poetry or memoir, Tiberghien's twelve fundamental lessons will help you discover and develop your own distinct voice. Tiberghien's inventive exercises focus on the processes unique to each genre, while also offering skills applicable...
| Author | Les Edgerton |
| ISBN | 1582971730 |
After you've read the writing books that point out all the errors you made when you were starting out, and then you've read the writing books that make you feel like you'll never "get there" with your writing, this book is a refreshing boost to your confidence.
"If you’ve read rabidly all your...
