Bibliograph

Handling the truth, on the writing of memoir, Beth Kephart

Type

Label

Handling the truth, on the writing of memoir, Beth Kephart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Handling the truth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

813931194

Responsibility statement

Beth Kephart

Sub title

on the writing of memoir

Summary

A memoir-writing guide offers writing lessons and examples for those interested in putting their memories down on paper, explains the difference between remembering and imagining, and describes the language of truth

Table Of Contents

Definitions, preliminaries, cautions. Prefatory ; Memoir is not ; Memoir is ; Read to write ; Great expectations ; Careful, now -- Raw material. Wrestling yourself down ; Tense? ; Find your form ; Photo shop ; Do you love? ; Whether the weather ; Landscape it ; Think song ; The color of life ; I hear voices ; Tastes like ; Something smells-- fishy? ; Empty your pockets ; Telling detail ; Let me check on that ; First memory ; Remain vulnerable -- Get moving. What's it all about? ; Beginnings ; Blank page -- Fake not and other last words. Fake not ; Exercise empathy ; Seek beauty ; Most unlonely -- Appendix. Read. Please. Childhood relived ; Mothers, fathers, children ; Grief ; The natural world ; Unwell ; Leaving and returning ; Rapacious minds ; Funny business ; Helpful texts

Target audience

adult

Classification