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008			170918s2002 nyu 000 0 eng d
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041			_aeng
050	1	4	_aPN 145 _bB276w 2002
082	0	0	_a808/.06692
100	1		_aBarrington, Judith
245	1	0	_aWriting the memoir / _cJudith Barrington
250			_a2a ed.
260			_aPortland, Or.: _bEighth Mountain Press, _c2002
300			_a187 p.: _c22 cm
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aWhat is memoir? -- Who cares? and other thoughts on getting started -- Finding form -- The truth: what, why, and how? -- Scene, summary, and musing -- Moving around in time -- Using your senses -- Naming names -- Writing about living people -- Your memoir and the world -- Watch out for the myths -- Getting feedback on your work -- Appendix: Your memoir and the law.
520			_aSince the first edition came out in 1997, this book has been 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 to questions of craft and the crucial retrospective voice. An appendix provides information on legal issues. Judith Barrington, an award-winning memoir writer and acclaimed writing teacher, is attuned to the forces, both external and internal, that work to stop a writer; her tone is respectful of the difficulties and encouraging of taking risks. Her nimble prose, her deep belief in the importance of this genre, and her delight in the rich array of memoirists writing today make this book more than the typical "how-to" creative writing book.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aAutobiography _xAuthorship.
650		0	_aBiography as a literary form.
650		0	_aReport writing.
650		4	_aBiografía como forma literaria.
650		4	_aAutobiografía _xAutoría.
650		4	_aAutobiografía _xTécnicas.
650		4	_aArte de escribir.
650		4	_aAutobiografía _xMetodología.
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