Writing Memoir: The Practical Guide to Writing and Publishing the Story of Your Life

Done properly memoir is more than just a recitation of facts about a persons life.Its a journey connecting writer and reader in that shared space where we all experience what it means to be human. In Writing Memoir: The Practical Guide to Writing and Publishing the Story of Your Life Jerry Payne details in an easy-to-follow way how to take the particulars of ones life and weave them into a moving compelling page-turning story. Using examples from his own works as well as other works from the masters of the genre Payne discusses narrative arc theme character development description dialogue flow and voice.Concise yet comprehensive Writing Memoir also covers essential concerns like how to construct an effective outline how to avoid common errors of grammar and punctuation how to go about editing and rewriting how to view ones book critically and objectively and the ins and outs of both traditional publishing and self-publishing.