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 The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing A soup-to-nuts guide for lifestory writing projects, large and small. |
A memoir of life as a precocious preschooler in Albuquerque immediately after World War II. This book doubles as a demon- stration of Print-on-Demand publishing. |
 Meetings: Do's, Don'ts and Donuts (second edition) The tools you need to run more productive meetings that save time and get results. |
Recommended Book List for Life WritersReading extensively, with attention to technique, is a powerful way to improve your writing. I read books about writing to pick up tips on technique and new ideas and insights I wouldn't have thought of. I read memoir to learn what works, and because I love reading about other people's lives. I have read and personally endorse each book in the list below. I've read—or I should say I've started reading—lots of books that don't make the list. I read a lot. New recommendations are added at the top of each list. Click titles for reviews and publisher information. Most of these titles are likely to be available in your local public library, and if it isn't there, ask for it via Interlibrary Loan. |
Books About Writing Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story, by Linda Joy Myers Making History, How to remember, record, interpret, and share the events of your life  , by Kim Pearson. Juicy Pens Thirsty Paper , by SARK. Shimmering Images A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir, by Lisa Dale Norton Let the Crazy Child Write: Finding Your Creative Writing Voice, by Clive Matson. Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft, by Jane Yolen.Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne LaMottWriting Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg.Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir, by Natalie Goldberg The Sound of Paper: Starting from Scratch, by Julia Cameron The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, by Julia Cameron On Writing by Stephen King. Your Life As Story , by Tristine Rainer. Unreliable Truth , by Maureen Murdock. Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art, by Judith Barrington White Gloves: How We Create Ourselves Through Memory, by John Kotre I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace with Mom—Before It's Too Late, by Iris Krasnow The Photo Scribe - A Writing Guide: How to Write the Stories Behind Your Photographs, by Denis Ledoux The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative, by Vivian Gornick With Pen in Hand: The Healing Power of Writing, by Henriette Anne Klauser Put Your Heart on Paper Staying Connected In A Loose-Ends World, by Henriette Anne Klauser Writing about Your Life: A Journey into the Past, by William Zinsser Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir, by William Zinsser |
Memorable Memoirs Don't Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-Daughter Abandonment, by Linda Joy MyersThe Black Swan:  Memory, Midlife, and Migration, by Anne Batterson The Liar's Club: A Memoir, by Mary Karr Second Journey: The Road Back to Yourself, by Joan Anderson Off Kilter: A Woman's Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother, and Her Polish Heritage, by Linda C Wisniewski Hands Upon My Heart: My Journey Through Heart Disease and Into Life, by Perry Foster Take Big Bites , by Linda Ellerbee Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman, by Alice Steinbach Floor Sample , by Julia Cameron Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish, by Sue Bender Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home, by Sue Bender Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's, by John Elder Robison Running With Scissors: A Memoir, by Augusten Bourroughs La Doctora , by Linnea Smith Unbowed: A Memoir, by Wangari Maathai Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, by Ruth Reichl Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table, by Ruth Reichl Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, by Ruth Reichl Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyoto, by Victoria Abbott Riccardi The Cloister Walk , by Kathleen Norris Grandma Moses My Lifes History , by Grandma Moses An American Childhood , by Annie Dillard |
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