Writing the Memoir Book

Acclaimed memoirist and writing teacher Judith Barrington has revised and updated her bestselling book aimed at those aspiring to the highest literary standards, but useful, also, to those who simply want to record stories for family and friends. Here are chapters on getting started, finding form, telling the truth, using fictional techniques, expanding your language skills, developing sensory detail, writing about living people, placing your story in a larger context and steering clear of common pitfalls.

? Detailed writing exercises are included in each chapter. ? Legal issues pertaining to memoir are explained in the appendix. ? Guidelines for critique offer an invaluable tool for writers? groups.

"No student of memoir writing could fail to learn from this wise, pragmatic, and confiding book. One hears on every page the voice of an intelligent and responsive teacher, with years of thinking about memoir behind her." ?Vivian Gornick