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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38288627 Title: Your life as story : discovering the "new autobiography" and writing memoir as literature Author: Tristine Rainer Publisher: New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1998. ISBN/ISSN: 0874779227 9780874779226 OCLC:38288627

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Your life as story : discovering the "new autobiography" and writing memoir as literature

Author:	Tristine Rainer
Publisher:	New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st Trade Paperback edView all editions and formats
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Tristine Rainer Find more information about:
ISBN:	0874779227 9780874779226
OCLC Number:	38288627
Description:	xii, 353 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:	The story only you can tell -- The evolution of a new autobiography -- What is a story? -- A story depends upon how you slice it -- The nine essential elements of story structure -- Genres of the self -- Tricks memory plays on you and tricks you can play on it -- Finding your voice -- Portraying yourself: you are your hero -- Portraying others: casting your story from life -- Truth in autobiographic writing -- How to write what you dare not say -- Dealing with your dark side -- Writing the body -- Theme: string for your pearls -- Scenepearls -- Anatomy of a scene: description, inner responses, dialog, and structure -- Jumping and leaping through time -- Humor -- Dressing up before going out -- Emotional, legal, and ethical concerns -- Finishing the unfinished story -- Appendices: Forming or finding a memoir group -- Selling your story for fame and fortune and other good alternatives.
Responsibility:	Tristine Rainer.

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