Writing True Stories

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Patti Miller’s best-selling Writing True Stories is the essential book for anyone who has ever wanted to write a memoir or explore the wider territory of creative nonfiction. It provides practical guidance and inspiration on a vast array of writing topics, including how to access memories, find a narrative voice, build a vivid world on the page, create structure, use research, and face the difficulties of truth-telling.

It first develops a wide range of writing skills for beginners, and then challenges more experienced writers to extend their knowledge and practice of the genre into literary nonfiction, true crime, biography, the personal essay, the diary, and travel writing. It offers inspiration from other nonfiction writers, such as Joan Didion, Helen Garner, Robert Dessaix, and Zadie Smith. Whether you want to write your own memoir, investigate a wide-ranging political issue, explore an idea, or bring to life an intriguing history, this book will be your guide.

Writing True Stories is practical and easy to use as well as an encouraging and insightful companion on the writing journey. Written in a warm, clear, and engaging style, it will get you started on the story you want to write – and keep you going until you get there.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 3, 2024
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1032765631
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1032765631
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.26 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.88 x 9.21 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #633,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #619 in Creative Writing Composition #1,791 in Travel Writing Reference #1,910 in Communication & Media Studies
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