| The Autobiographer's Handbook: The 826 National Guide to Writing Your Memoir Contributor(s): Eggers, Dave (Introduction by), Traig, Jennifer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805087133 ISBN-13: 9780805087130 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2008 Annotation: Created by the founders of 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writers' organization, this guide features advice from dozens of prominent memoirists who have shared their secrets at 826 workshops, including Frank McCourt, Tobias Wolff, and A.J. Jacobs, along with an Introduction by 826 Valencia co-founder Dave Eggers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs) |
| Dewey: 808.066 |
| LCCN: 2007047355 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.36" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At last--the contemporary masters of memoir have come together to reveal their strategies and impart their advice. This book contains an unprecedented wealth of knowledge in one place. In The Autobiographer's Handbook, you're invited to a roundtable discussion with today's most successful memoirists. Let Nick Hornby show you how the banal can be brilliant. Elizabeth Gilbert will teach you to turn pain into prose. Want to beat procrastination? Steve Almond has the answer. Learn about memory triggers (Ishmael Beah: music) and warm-up exercises (Jonathan Ames: internet backgammon). These writers may not always agree (on research: Tobias Wolff, yes, Frank McCourt, no) but whether you're a blossoming writer or a veteran wordsmith, this book will help anyone who has ever dreamed of putting their story on paper, on writing themselves into existence. Featuring: STEVE ALMOND - JONATHAN AMES - ISHMAEL BEAH - ELIZABETH GILBERT - NICK HORNBY - A. J. JACOBS - MAXINE HONG KINGSTON - PHILLIP LOPATE - FRANK MCCOURT - DAVID RAKOFF - ESMERALDA SANTIAGO - JULIA SCHEERES - ART SPIEGELMAN - ANTHONY SWOFFORD - SARAH VOWELL - SEAN WILSEY - TOBIAS WOLFF - AND MANY MORE |
Contributor Bio(s): Traig, Jennifer: - Jennifer Traig, a longtime 826 tutor and workshop teacher, is the author of two memoirs--the forthcoming Well Enough Alone and Devil in the Details (2004). She holds a Ph.D. in literature, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, JANE, The Observer (London), and the San Francisco Chronicle. |