Breathe life into your life story : how to write a story people will want to read Dawn and Morris Thurston ; illustrations by Amy Hadley

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thurston, Dawn, 1947-

Contributor:

Thurston, Morris Ashcroft, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autobiography--Authorship.

Autobiography.

Physical Description:

213 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : Signature Books, 2007.

Contents:

Breathing lessons : first things first

The power of "showing" : give your story the breath of life

Lights, camera, action! zoom in on key events

Writing at the gut level : let your feelings show

Writing about people : breathe life into your "characters"

Writing about places : put your life on the map

Recreating your world : establish your "life context"

Linking your life with history : where were you when?

The Hitchcock factor : rivet readers with conflict and suspense

What's essential and what's not? cut the clutter

Beginning with a bang : write a "wow" beginning

Jump-starting your imagination : story ideas for the stumped

Breathing on your own : steady to "the end"

Learn by doing exercises

Sample sketch of a childhood home

Sample sketch of a neighborhood.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1560850949 (978-1-56085-094-6 : alk. paper)

9781560850946 (978-1-56085-094-6 : alk. paper)

OCLC:

85766016