Writing life stories : how to make memories into memoirs, ideas into essays, and life into literature - Roorbach, Bill.; Keckler, Kristen (Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, 2008)
Getting started -- Memory -- Scenemaking -- Big ideas -- Characters and character -- Stage presence -- Finding the facts -- Metaphor and meaning -- Saying it right -- Building a building -- Getting published -- Appendix A : "Into woods" / by Bill Roorbach -- Appendix B : "The olive jar" / by Kristen Keckler -- Appendix C : "On apprenticeship" / by Bill Roorbach -- Appendix D : suggested readings in creative nonfiction.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-291) and index.
Keywords: Autobiography -- Authorship; Report writing