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The fast and easy way to write your memoirMemoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just bycelebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, andMemoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with thetools they need to share their life stories with the world andbecome published authors.With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions--along withhelpful tips and advice on how to get published--MemoirWriting For Dummies shows you how to put pen to paper and honethe craft of writing a truly compelling memoir. You'll get adviceon how to explore your memories, map out your story, perfect yourplot, setting, character, and dialogue, and so much more.* Includes tips on getting over writer's block* Guides you through every step of the writing and editingprocesses* Covers the best ways to market a finished memoirPacked with proven tips and writing tricks of the trade,Memoir Writing For Dummies gives you everything you need toensure your life story is never forgotten.
Introduction 1Part I: The First Steps to Writing a Memoir 7Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Memoir Writing: Just the Basics 9Chapter 2: Getting Started: What You Need to Know about Writing Your Memoir 17Chapter 3: Understanding What Readers Expect: The Story Behind a Good Story 35Chapter 4: Researching and Remembering: Gathering Enough Material 47Chapter 5: Developing Ideas like the Pros 61Part II: Telling Your Story with Pizzazz 75Chapter 6: Giving Your Story Some Structure 77Chapter 7: Establishing the Setting and Scene 93Chapter 8: The Character of Characters 111Chapter 9: Making the Most of Dialogue 129Chapter 10: Realizing the Power of Voice 153Chapter 11: Handling Point of View 165Chapter 12: Bold Beginnings and Fantastic Finishes 179Part III: Revising, Editing, and Pushing Your Story to the Next Level 193Chapter 13: Adjusting the Big Picture: Fine-Tuning Structure and Story 195Chapter 14: Ensuring the Theme and Meaning Are What You Want 207Chapter 15: Making Revisions 221Chapter 16: Streamlining Your Story with Sentence-Level Edits 231Chapter 17: Saying the Unsayable: Knowing What to Include or Exclude 251Part IV: Sharing Your Story: A Publishing Primer 263Chapter 18: Locating and Landing a Literary Agent 265Chapter 19: Making Sense of Traditional Publishing and the Submission Process 281Chapter 20: Going It Alone: Self-Publishing and E-Publishing 299Chapter 21: Promoting Your Finished Product (and Yourself) 317Part V: The Part of Tens 333Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Memoirs 335Chapter 23: Ten Reasons Memoirs Are Rejected 341Chapter 24: Ten Tips to Writing Your First Book 347Index 353