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Courage and Craft: Writing Your Life Into Story

by Barbara Abercrombie

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Publisher Comments:

This book is for anyone who has always wanted to write about their life, but wondered how to get started, how to keep going, and whether it's even worth it. Veteran author and teacher Barbara Abercrombie explains how to put the messy details of the typical life into orderly, clear, and meaningful form. In reader-friendly language, she describes how to keep a journal, craft a personal essay, or write a memoir, autobiography, or work of fiction. The book includes lessons to embolden writers and practical guidelines for getting published, as well as a guide explaining how to "get real" with oneself as a writer and with one's expectations of getting published. "Courage and Craft" gives a nuts-and-bolts overview of the personal writing genre, exercises to keep the inner critic at bay, inspiration from writers who've been there, and practical advice for getting those words on the page and out into the world.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781577316015
Subtitle:
Writing Your Life Into Story
Author:
Abercrombie, Barbara
Publisher:
New World Library
Subject:
Creativity
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - Nonfiction
Subject:
Autobiography
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Autobiography -- Authorship.
Publication Date:
August 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
157
Dimensions:
843x572x49 50

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