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How to write about yourself : a practical guide to using your life experiences in autobiography, articles, stories and poetry

Alison Chisholm, Brenda Courtie

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A guide to writing in the first-person, from recounting a small anecdote to complete autobiographies. The book provides advice on a range of approaches, including: readers' letters; articles; fiction drawing on life experiences; and the structure and direction of light autobiography.

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A guide to writing in the first-person, from recounting a small anecdote to complete autobiographies. The book provides advice on a range of approaches, including: readers' letters; articles; fiction drawing on life experiences; and the structure and direction of light autobiography.

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A guide to writing in the first-person, from recounting a small anecdote to complete autobiographies. The book provides advice on a range of approaches, including: readers' letters; articles; fiction drawing on life experiences; and the structure and direction of light autobiography.

Key concepts: Anecdote, Biography, Poetry, Life writing, Literature, Art, Advice (programming), Computer science

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