Haslam, Sara. creator Neale, Derek. text bibliography enk London New York Routledge 2009 1st ed. monographic eng

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xii, 189 p. ; 20 cm. Life Writing offers the novice writer engaging and creative activities, making use of insightful, relevant readings from well-known authors to illustrate the techniques presented. This volume makes use of new versions of key chapters from the recent Routledge/Open University textbook, Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings for writers who are specializing in life writing. The volume is further updated to include never-before published interviews and conversations with successful life writers such as Jenny Diski, Robert Fraser, Richard Holmes, Michael Holroyd, Jackie Kay, Hanif Kureishi and Blake Morrison. Concise and practical, Life Writing offers an inspirational guide to the methods and techniques of authorship and is a must-read for aspiring writers. Writing what you know -- Writing what you come to know -- Why write? -- A preface -- Finding a form; writing a narrative -- Life writers in conversation -- Using memory -- Versions of a life -- Life characters. Sara Haslam and Derek Neale. Includes bibliographical references and index. Creative writing (Higher education) Problems, exercises, etc English language Rhetoric Study and teaching Authorship Problems, exercises, etc Escritos académicos Redacción de escritos académicos Arte de escribir Inglés Retórica Escritura creativa PE 1404 H352l 2009 808/.042076 9780415461535 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415461537 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2008028830 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008028830.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008028830.html DLC 080627 20230410130456.0 117887 eng