Patti Miller
Writing True Stories
The complete guide to writing autobiography, memoir, personal essay, biography, travel and creative nonfiction
Patti Miller
Writing True Stories
The complete guide to writing autobiography, memoir, personal essay, biography, travel and creative nonfiction
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The complete guide to writing autobiography, memoir, personal essay, biography, travel and creative nonfiction.
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The complete guide to writing autobiography, memoir, personal essay, biography, travel and creative nonfiction.
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Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Seitenzahl: 354
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 656g
- ISBN-13: 9780367720186
- ISBN-10: 0367720183
- Artikelnr.: 63657517
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Seitenzahl: 354
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 656g
- ISBN-13: 9780367720186
- ISBN-10: 0367720183
- Artikelnr.: 63657517
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
Patti Miller is an award-winning memoirist and nonfiction writer, whose 2012 book, The Mind of a Thief, was longlisted for the Stella Prize and the Nita Kibble Prize, shortlisted for the WA Premier's Prize for Non-Fiction, winner of the NSW Premier's Prize for History and on the syllabus for English for the VCE in Victoria. Her most recent memoir, Ransacking Paris, was released in April 2015 to critical acclaim. Her two previous writing books, Writing Your Life and The Memoir Book, have been continually in print since publication. Patti is a highly successful life-writing teacher and mentor who offers courses at the Faber Academy, as well as many other writing centres around Australia and in Paris.
Prologue
Part One: Starting Out
1. Exploring the territory
2. How to use this book
3. Workshop One: Getting started
4. Workshop Two: Memory and other sources
5. Workshop Three: Bringing it to life - Detail
6. Workshop Four: Bringing it to life - Scenes
7. Workshop Five: Finding your voice
8. Workshop Six: Structure
9. Workshop Seven: Inventing the story - Narrative
10. Workshop Eight: Style matters and editing
Part Two: Masterclasses
11. Workshop Nine: Midway blues - Continuing on
12. Workshop Ten: Madeleines and unicorns - Sensory detail
13. Workshop Eleven: Research
14. Workshop Twelve: The storyteller's seat - Narrating position
15. Workshop Thirteen: Beauty of form - More structure
16. Workshop Fourteen: The magic spell - More narrative
17. Workshop Fifteen: Difficulties of truth-telling
18. Workshop Sixteen: Avoiding self-indulgence
19. Workshop Seventeen: Borderlands - Memoir and fiction
20. Workshop Eighteen: Creative nonfiction
21. Workshop Nineteen: Wish you were here-Travel memoir
22. Workshop Twenty: Random provocations-The personal essay
23. Where to now?-Publishing
Reading list
Useful contacts
Acknowledgements
Index
Part One: Starting Out
1. Exploring the territory
2. How to use this book
3. Workshop One: Getting started
4. Workshop Two: Memory and other sources
5. Workshop Three: Bringing it to life - Detail
6. Workshop Four: Bringing it to life - Scenes
7. Workshop Five: Finding your voice
8. Workshop Six: Structure
9. Workshop Seven: Inventing the story - Narrative
10. Workshop Eight: Style matters and editing
Part Two: Masterclasses
11. Workshop Nine: Midway blues - Continuing on
12. Workshop Ten: Madeleines and unicorns - Sensory detail
13. Workshop Eleven: Research
14. Workshop Twelve: The storyteller's seat - Narrating position
15. Workshop Thirteen: Beauty of form - More structure
16. Workshop Fourteen: The magic spell - More narrative
17. Workshop Fifteen: Difficulties of truth-telling
18. Workshop Sixteen: Avoiding self-indulgence
19. Workshop Seventeen: Borderlands - Memoir and fiction
20. Workshop Eighteen: Creative nonfiction
21. Workshop Nineteen: Wish you were here-Travel memoir
22. Workshop Twenty: Random provocations-The personal essay
23. Where to now?-Publishing
Reading list
Useful contacts
Acknowledgements
Index
Part I: Starting out 1. Exploring the territory 2. How to use this book 3. Workshop one: Getting started 4. Workshop two: Memory and other sources 5. Workshop three Bringing it to life - Detail 6. Workshop four: Bringing it to life - Scenes 7. Workshop five Finding your voice 8. Workshop six: Structure 9. Workshop seven: Inventing the Story - Narrative 10. Workshop eight: Style matters and editing Part II: Masterclasses 11. Workshop nine: Midway blues - Continuing on 12. Workshop ten: Madeleines and unicorns - Sensory detail 13. Workshop eleven: Research 14. Workshop twelve: The storyteller's seat - Narrating position 15. Workshop thirteen: Beauty of form - More structure 16. Workshop fourteen: Magic spells - More narrative 17. Workshop fifteen: Private! Diaries, journals, notebooks, letters, emails 18. Workshop sixteen: Creative nonfiction - Crime, journalism, nature, history, biography 19. Workshop seventeen: Creative nonfiction - The personal essay 20. Workshop eighteen: Creative nonfiction - Travel memoir 21. Workshop nineteen: Creative nonfiction - Borderlands: is it true? 22. Workshop twenty: Difficulties and ethics of truth-telling 23. Workshop twenty-one: Avoiding self-indulgence 24. Where to now? Publishing
Prologue
Part One: Starting Out
1. Exploring the territory
2. How to use this book
3. Workshop One: Getting started
4. Workshop Two: Memory and other sources
5. Workshop Three: Bringing it to life - Detail
6. Workshop Four: Bringing it to life - Scenes
7. Workshop Five: Finding your voice
8. Workshop Six: Structure
9. Workshop Seven: Inventing the story - Narrative
10. Workshop Eight: Style matters and editing
Part Two: Masterclasses
11. Workshop Nine: Midway blues - Continuing on
12. Workshop Ten: Madeleines and unicorns - Sensory detail
13. Workshop Eleven: Research
14. Workshop Twelve: The storyteller's seat - Narrating position
15. Workshop Thirteen: Beauty of form - More structure
16. Workshop Fourteen: The magic spell - More narrative
17. Workshop Fifteen: Difficulties of truth-telling
18. Workshop Sixteen: Avoiding self-indulgence
19. Workshop Seventeen: Borderlands - Memoir and fiction
20. Workshop Eighteen: Creative nonfiction
21. Workshop Nineteen: Wish you were here-Travel memoir
22. Workshop Twenty: Random provocations-The personal essay
23. Where to now?-Publishing
Reading list
Useful contacts
Acknowledgements
Index
Part One: Starting Out
1. Exploring the territory
2. How to use this book
3. Workshop One: Getting started
4. Workshop Two: Memory and other sources
5. Workshop Three: Bringing it to life - Detail
6. Workshop Four: Bringing it to life - Scenes
7. Workshop Five: Finding your voice
8. Workshop Six: Structure
9. Workshop Seven: Inventing the story - Narrative
10. Workshop Eight: Style matters and editing
Part Two: Masterclasses
11. Workshop Nine: Midway blues - Continuing on
12. Workshop Ten: Madeleines and unicorns - Sensory detail
13. Workshop Eleven: Research
14. Workshop Twelve: The storyteller's seat - Narrating position
15. Workshop Thirteen: Beauty of form - More structure
16. Workshop Fourteen: The magic spell - More narrative
17. Workshop Fifteen: Difficulties of truth-telling
18. Workshop Sixteen: Avoiding self-indulgence
19. Workshop Seventeen: Borderlands - Memoir and fiction
20. Workshop Eighteen: Creative nonfiction
21. Workshop Nineteen: Wish you were here-Travel memoir
22. Workshop Twenty: Random provocations-The personal essay
23. Where to now?-Publishing
Reading list
Useful contacts
Acknowledgements
Index
Part I: Starting out 1. Exploring the territory 2. How to use this book 3. Workshop one: Getting started 4. Workshop two: Memory and other sources 5. Workshop three Bringing it to life - Detail 6. Workshop four: Bringing it to life - Scenes 7. Workshop five Finding your voice 8. Workshop six: Structure 9. Workshop seven: Inventing the Story - Narrative 10. Workshop eight: Style matters and editing Part II: Masterclasses 11. Workshop nine: Midway blues - Continuing on 12. Workshop ten: Madeleines and unicorns - Sensory detail 13. Workshop eleven: Research 14. Workshop twelve: The storyteller's seat - Narrating position 15. Workshop thirteen: Beauty of form - More structure 16. Workshop fourteen: Magic spells - More narrative 17. Workshop fifteen: Private! Diaries, journals, notebooks, letters, emails 18. Workshop sixteen: Creative nonfiction - Crime, journalism, nature, history, biography 19. Workshop seventeen: Creative nonfiction - The personal essay 20. Workshop eighteen: Creative nonfiction - Travel memoir 21. Workshop nineteen: Creative nonfiction - Borderlands: is it true? 22. Workshop twenty: Difficulties and ethics of truth-telling 23. Workshop twenty-one: Avoiding self-indulgence 24. Where to now? Publishing