autobiography

A guide to writing fiction and personal narratives that includes advice on capturing a reader's attention, creating exciting characters, mastering the elements of fiction, writing about painful material, and other related topics.

Breaks down the barriers of personal narrative with an easy-to-follow guide that includes thought-provoking questions, encouraging suggestions, memory-jogging activities, tips for writing, advice on publishing one's stories in print and online, and examples of ordinary people's writing.

"Narrate your very own Dork Diary with this interactive guided journal, filled with questions for every day and complete with art and quotes from Nikki Maxwell herself! As Nikki Maxwell knows, keeping a journal is a great way to get to know the most important person in your life: YOU! This special Dork Diaries guided journal features questions for every day of the year. If you could swap places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why? What song could you listen to 100 times? What TV show are you totally obsessed with right now and why? What's the fiercest outfit in your closet? Put your personal spin on these questions and many more--and since this is an authentic Dork Diary, Nikki chimes in with her answers and artwork as well!"--.

Six authors discuss the problems and pleasures of reinventing the past.

A collection of autobiographical essays in which twenty-seven Native Americans discuss what their heritage means to them.

Explains how to write a personal essay, covering prewriting, writing styles, the rough draft, revision, proofreading, editing, and presenting.

An overview of the criticism of the historical trends and developments found in African-American authored autobiographies.

A fiction author gives advice on how to translate real life experiences into fiction stories.