McDonnell, Jane Taylor.

Living to tell the tale : a guide to writing memoir / Jane Taylor McDonnell ; foreword by Vivian Gornick. - New York : Penguin Books, 1998. - xiv, 161 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161).

Foreword / Vivian Gornick -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : necessary fictions of the self -- 1. Back talk : Getting started by talking back to your inner censors -- 2. "Spots of time" : learning to remember -- 3. "Just make it up, then see if it is true" : imagination coming to the aid of memory -- 4. Using photographs and other documentary evidence -- 5. A story in search of its subject : how to find your plot -- 6. The self in the story : finding your voice -- 7. To tell or not to tell : ethical considerations in writing a memoir.

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Autobiography--Authorship.
Biography as a literary form.
Report writing.
Arte de escribir.
Redacción de informes.
Redacción--Técnicas.

PN 145 / M478l 1998

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