Efnisyfirlit

• Contents at a Glance
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • About this Book
  • Conventions Used in this Book
  • What Not to Read
  • Foolish Assumptions
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Icons Used in this Book
  • Where to Go from Here
• Part I: The First Steps to Writing a Memoir
  • Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Memoir Writing: Just the Basics
    • Understanding What Makes a Memoir a Memoir
    • Naming the Essential Parts of a Memoir
    • Making the Necessary Revisions and Edits to Help Your Memoir Shine
    • Focusing on the End Goal: Publishing
    • Answering the Question: Why Do You Want to Write a Memoir?
  • Chapter 2: Getting Started: What You Need to Know about Writing Your Memoir
    • Figuring Out Why Anyone Would Want to Write a Memoir
    • Granting Yourself Permission to Write a Memoir
    • Focusing on More Than Just Fame and Fortune
    • Tapping into the Vaults of Memory
    • Contemplating Reading’s Role
    • Writing Exercises to Just Get You Started in the Right Direction
  • Chapter 3: Understanding What Readers Expect: The Story Behind a Good Story
    • Following the Traditional Story
    • Seeing Your Story as a Pyramid
    • Eyeing the Importance of Plot
  • Chapter 4: Researching and Remembering: Gathering Enough Material
    • Tapping into Your Past: Unlocking Your Memories
    • Putting on Your Researcher’s Cap: Uncovering Vital Info about Yourself
    • Using Others as a Mirror to See Yourself
    • Sticking to the Truth: Avoid Embellishment
    • Writing Exercises to Jumpstart Your Memory
  • Chapter 5: Developing Ideas like the Pros
    • Summoning Your Muse: How to Get Inspired
    • Giving Yourself Some Structure
    • Breaking Past Writer’s Block
• Part II: Telling Your Story with Pizzazz
  • Chapter 6: Giving Your Story Some Structure
    • Going in Chronological Structure
    • Taking a Semi- (or Anti-) Chronological Structure
    • Going with an Episodic Structure
    • Sticking with a Thematic Structure: Focus on Connective Threads
    • Recognizing Unconventional Structures
    • Developing an Outline that Works for You
    • Writing Exercises on Story Structure
  • Chapter 7: Establishing the Setting and Scene
    • Maximizing the Power of a Scene
    • Defining Setting: Where It’s All At
    • Creating a Sense of Place
    • Working with Atmosphere
    • Tackling Exposition: Keeping on Task
    • Incorporating Narrative Summary: Knowing When It Makes Sense
    • Making History Come Alive Through Using the Present Tense
    • Writing Exercises on Creating Effective Scenes and Settings
  • Chapter 8: The Character of Characters
    • Understanding What Makes a Good Character
    • Identifying Character Archetypes
    • Making Characters Three-Dimensional
    • Making Sure Your Characters Change
    • Dealing with Minor Characters
    • Writing Exercises on Creating Effective Characters
  • Chapter 9: Making the Most of Dialogue
    • Managing Memoir Dialogue Differently than Novel Dialogue
    • Recognizing What Good Dialogue Should Do for Your Manuscript
    • Identifying the Four Types of Dialogue
    • Managing the Mechanics
    • Drafting Speech that Sounds Real versus Real Speech
    • Writing Less Is More
    • Considering Accents and Dialect
    • Being Aware Where Dialogue Goes Awry
    • Writing Exercises to Help Your Dialogue
  • Chapter 10: Realizing the Power of Voice
    • Grasping Voice: Your Manuscript’s Soul
    • Being a Minimalist versus Maximalist
    • Using Tone
    • Creating Irony
    • Generating Humor
    • Using (Yes, I Said “Using”) Clichés
    • Writing Exercises to Help You Find Your Voice
  • Chapter 11: Handling Point of View
    • Understanding Your Basic Options
    • Recognizing When “I” Isn’t “Me”
    • Using Multiple Points of View in a Single Story
    • Creating Narrative Distance
    • Writing Exercises to Help Find the Right Point of View
  • Chapter 12: Bold Beginnings and Fantastic Finishes
    • Going with the Three-Act Structure
    • Beginning with the First Scene: Setting Up Act 1
    • Moving to the Middle Scenes: Making Act 2 Work
    • Ending with the Final Scene: Closing Act 3
    • Writing Exercises to Help with Beginnings and Endings
• Part III: Revising, Editing, and Pushing Your Story to the Next Level
  • Chapter 13: Adjusting the Big Picture: Fine-Tuning Structure and Story
    • Sizing Up Your Story: Maintaining Proportion
    • Revving Up the Story’s Engine: Bring On Conflicts Big and Small
    • Adjusting the Pace
    • Using Transitions Effectively
    • Writing Exercises on the “Big Picture”
  • Chapter 14: Ensuring the Theme and Meaning Are What You Want
    • Focusing on Theme between the Lines
    • Creating Key Images
    • Using Timing for Comedic or Tragic Effects
    • Recognizing Why Your Memoir’s Title Matters
    • Writing Exercises on Generating Theme and Meaning
  • Chapter 15: Making Revisions
    • Comparing Revision and Editing: Differentiating between the Two
    • Being Committed and Brutal to Your Text
    • Developing Your Revision Process (and Sticking to It)
    • Making Revisions: A Nine-Item Checklist
    • Incorporating Three More Advanced Revision Tactics
    • Keeping Your Eye on the Prize: Wowing Others with Your Story
    • Writing Exercises on Revision
  • Chapter 16: Streamlining Your Story with Sentence-Level Edits
    • Having a Firm Grasp on Grammar
    • Appeasing Your High School English Teacher: Avoid Wordiness
    • Resisting the Urge to Overexplain
    • Showing versus Telling
    • Avoiding Amateur Constructions
    • Steering Clear of Common Grammar Issues
    • Maximizing the Active Voice
    • Bringing in a Professional Editor
    • Writing Exercises on Effective Self-Editing
  • Chapter 17: Saying the Unsayable: Knowing What to Include or Exclude
    • Tackling Painful Memories
    • Touching on the Taboo: Family Secrets with the Living
    • Dealing with the Dead: Unclear or Missing Information
    • Looking at the Ethics of a Memoir
    • Laying Out Your Legal Issues
    • Writing Exercises on Saying the Unsayable
• Part IV: Sharing Your Story: A Publishing Primer
  • Chapter 18: Locating and Landing a Literary Agent
    • Seeing What a Good Literary Agent Can Do for You
    • Finding an Agent Who Meets Your Needs
    • Hooking the Right Agent
    • Making Sense of an Agent Agreement
  • Chapter 19: Making Sense of Traditional Publishing and the Submission Process
    • Researching Publishers
    • Working with a Publisher: The Pros
    • Going with a Publisher: The Cons
    • Crafting a Winning Query Letter
    • Grasping the Power of a Proposal: Think like a Publisher
    • Staying Away from Serious Submission Don’ts
    • Using Subsidy/Vanity Publishers
  • Chapter 20: Going It Alone: Self-Publishing and E-Publishing
    • The Lowdown on Self-Publishing and E-Publishing
    • Deciding Whether to Self-Publish: The Pros and Cons
    • Facing the Reality of E-Publishers
    • Researching Printers
    • Pricing Your Book: Two Philosophies
    • Letting Amazon Distribute Your Book: You Need to Do More
    • Noting Common Self-Publishing Issues
  • Chapter 21: Promoting Your Finished Product (and Yourself)
    • Grasping the Difference between Marketing and Publicity
    • Recognizing Free Ways that You Can Promote Your Book
    • Marketing Your Memoir: A Little Monetary Investment Can Pay Off
    • Using Others to Market Your Book: Hiring a Freelance Publicist
• Part V: The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Memoirs
    • No One Reads Memoirs
    • You Have to Be a Celebrity to Write One
    • My Family and Friends Remember Things Differently
    • People Will Hate Me If I Include Them
    • I Can’t Write an Entire Book
    • I’m Going to Be Rich and Famous
    • My Life Is So (Insert Adjective Here) that It Will Be a Bestseller
    • I Don’t Have Any Writing Credentials
    • I’ve Been Journaling for Years So Writing My Memoir Will Be a Breeze
    • I’ll Get to It . . . Later . . .
  • Chapter 23: Ten Reasons Memoirs Are Rejected
    • Insufficient Editing
    • Data Dumping versus Storytelling
    • Lack of Focus
    • Improper/Incomplete Submission Procedure
    • Skips/Avoids the Juiciest, Most Interesting Parts
    • Incredibly . . . Slooooow . . . Pace
    • Lack of a True Emotional Experience
    • Theme Bludgeons the Readers
    • The Story Is Overly (and Unnecessarily) Complicated
    • The Writing Is Merely Competent versus Exciting
  • Chapter 24: Ten Tips to Writing Your First Book
    • Thinking of Yourself as a Writer
    • Getting Some Writing Momentum
    • Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail
    • Stopping in the Middle of . . .
    • Having the Courage to Write Badly
    • Knowing That Plenty of Good Blueprints for Writing a Memoir Exist
    • Celebrating Small Victories
    • Stealing Writing Time
    • Killing Your Internet
    • Reading and Reading Some More
• Index

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