Bibliograph

The memoir project, a thoroughly non-standardized text for writing & life, Marion Roach Smith

Type

Label

The memoir project, a thoroughly non-standardized text for writing & life, Marion Roach Smith

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The memoir project

Nature of contents

handbooks

Oclc number

668192368

Responsibility statement

Marion Roach Smith

Sub title

a thoroughly non-standardized text for writing & life

Summary

"The essential, eccentric guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir"--Provided by the publisher

Table Of Contents

You must be present to win : pay attention! : which details you include will determine the success of your memoir -- Galileo in Walmart : don't let all the "stuff" of life's overcrowded aisles distract you; focus that lens to sharpen your tale -- Having sex with Roger : get a firm grip on that first draft with your eyes open, the lights on, and a notebook by the bed -- The Barbie-bodied book : your writing math must add up to a figure so compelling the reader can't take his eyes off your argument -- Life in the morgue : editing is the perfect murder, though the darlings you kill can live to see another day

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