Description
Focus on a single aspect of the craft of writing with help from the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. Writing Memoir starts with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims, who offers pointers for crafting a compelling narrative from your own experiences. The rest of the book consists of prompts and space to write, providing opportunities to reframe aspects of your life in thoughtful and interesting ways. Among other ideas, you'll be asked to write:
- a virtual tour of your hometown
- a description of what's in your purse or wallet right now
- a list of all the lies you've told
- an account of a historical event from your own lifetime, in a way that reveals something significant about yourself
Perfectly sized to take to a cafe, on vacation, or on your morning commute, this book is designed for practicing your creative writing a little bit at a time.
Special Features
- Paperback with textured cover stock, flaps, and a lay-flat binding
- Advice from a published writer, followed by fill-in prompts and space to write
- Part of the Lit Starts series, a collection of single-subject writing prompt books by the San Francisco Writers' Grotto
Check out the other books in this series: Writing Action, Writing Character, Writing Dialogue, Writing Humor, and Writing Sci-fi and Fantasy.
About the Author
The San Francisco Writers' Grotto is a community of writers that was founded in 1993. It now has more than 100 members who share workspace and teach classes in downtown San Francisco. Julie Lythcott-Haims is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult and the critically acclaimed memoir Real American.
Reviews
Good writing begins with WRITING-anything! JUST WRITE, GODAMMIT! Inside these books are 388 wildly creative, ridiculously fun ideas and prompts to get you going. Seriously, if these workbooks don't get you going, then you need to forget about writing and go open a dry-cleaning franchise. -- Mary Roach * bestselling author of Stiff, Spook, Bonk, and Grunt, among others *
Book Information
ISBN 9781419741388
Author San Francisco Writers' Grotto
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Abrams Noterie
Publisher Abrams
Weight(grams) 210g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 134mm * 16mm