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The Arvon Book of Life Writing: Writing Biography, Autobiography and Memoir

By Angier , Sally , Carole; Cline

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic;Methuen Drama;A & C Black
Year
2010
ISBN
1408124181, 978-1-408-12418-5, 9781408122716, 1408122715
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2434761 bytes)
Series
Methuen Drama
Pages
288\289
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00

Description

This practical handbook for writers includes the best resources and techniques from the world famous Arvon writing course. It answers the key questions writers have when tackling a biography or memoir—methods of research, authorization, interpretation, and a variety of ethical issues. The book is filled with practical exercises to develop writing skills in empathy, managing drama and suspense, interviewing, narration and reflection and developing the story line. It also has professional advice from twenty well-known literary, cultural, political, sports and celebrity biographers, family memoirists, travel writers and ghost writers.

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