Why We Write About Ourselves Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and others) in the Name of Literature
"Everything an aspiring memoirist needs to know, in one readable volume, a follow-up to the acclaimed writers' handbook Why We Write For the many amateurs and professionals who write about themselves--bloggers, journal-keepers, aspiring essayists, and memoirists--this book offers inspirati...
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