Description |
xxii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Summary |
According to common wisdom, we all have a book inside of us. Every author calls on, crystallizes, and shades his or her life experiences to craft fiction, whether theyre writing world-bending sci fi or a thinly veiled autobiography. It is precisely those most conflict-ridden moments of our livesthe tragedies, humiliations, and terrorsthat shape the best stories. But how do we select and then write our most significant storythe one that helps us to evolve and invites pure creativity into our lives; the one that people line up to read? In Rewrite Your Life, creative writing professor, sociologist, and popular fiction author Jess Lourey guides you through the redemptive process of writing a healing novel that recycles and transforms your most precious resourcesyour own emotions and experiences |
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Autobiographical fiction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Autobiographical memory -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Creative writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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ISBN |
9781573246934 |
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157324693X |
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