Why We Write about Ourselves: Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and Others) in the Name of Literature

by Meredith Maran

Book Overview

For the many amateurs and professionals who write about themselves - bloggers, journal-keepers, aspiring essayists and memoirists - this book offers inspiration, encouragement and pithy, practical advice. Twenty of America's bestselling memoirists share their innermost thoughts and hard-earned tips with veteran author Meredith Maran, revealing what drives them to tell their personal stories, and the nuts and bolts of how they do it. With contributions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142181978
• ISBN13: 9780142181973
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"