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" The memoir book : "
Patti Miller.
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BL
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1033569
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b787939
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| Main Entry
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Miller, Patti,1954-
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| Title & Author
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The memoir book : : a guide to life writing /\ Patti Miller.
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| Publication Statement
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Pymble, N.S.W. :: HarperCollins Publishers,, 2007.
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1 volume
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| ISBN
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1741149061
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: 9781741149067
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 1995-198) and index.
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| Contents
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Prologue -- 1. Exploring the territory -- 2. Follow the heat: beginning again -- 3. The importance of Madeleines: remembering -- 4. The storyteller's seat: narating position -- 5. Making tapestry: texture and detail -- 6. Finding form: structural troubleshooting -- 7. The magic spell: narrative -- 8. True confessions: truth-telling -- 9. The big 'I': self indulgence and context -- 10. Wish you were here: travel writing -- 11. Random provocations: the personal essay -- 12. Borderlands: memoir and fiction -- 13. A reiteration.
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| Abstract
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Drawing on Patti's extensive teaching and writing experience, and using examples and exercises, The Memoir Book provides invaluable insight on how to find your topic, develop narrative voice, find a balance between factual truth and vivid story-telling, explore creative ways of structuring memories, and helps identify the best form for your writing - whether it be literary memoir, narrative non-fiction, sojourn and travel writing, or even the personal essay."--Back cover.
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| Subject
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Autobiography-- Authorship.
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Autobiography-- Authorship.
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| Dewey Classification
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808.06692
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PN145.M55 2007
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