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Down Memory Lane

Pamela Rice Hahn — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:44:02 +0000

Of all things, a YouTube.com video about the letter “Y” triggered a memory about when my daughter was a teenager. You can read about it at A YooHoo YaHoo. Down Memory Lane is a post from: RiceHahn Blog No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

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Essays and Personal Essays (How to Write Essays)

Pam — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:05:47 +0000

Mastering how to structure and write an essay is a valuable skill that will have a positive impact on all of your writing.

In one form or another, the essay is the basic structure of almost every form of nonfiction writing, such as editorials and opinion pieces, legal opinions, magazine articles, newspaper features, speeches, and report summaries. The principles of essay writing can also be applied to descriptive passages in fiction or entire works of nonfiction,… –from The Everything Improve Your Writing Book by Pamela Rice Hahn

Essays

	The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality (Wiley Books for Writers Series) by Lee Gutkind (1997) John Wiley & Sons
	The Essayist at Work: Profiles of Creative Nonfiction Writers by Lee Gutkind (Editor), Annie Dillard (1998) Heinemann
	Write Better Essays in Just 20 Minutes a Day by Elizabeth Chesla (2006) Learning Express
Additional Essay Books:
	The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present by Phillip Lopate (1997)
	Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: The Art of Truth by Bill Roorbach (Editor) (2001) Oxford University Press
	Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: I & Eye by Bich Minh Nguyen and Porter Shreve (2004)
	Schaum’s Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays by Molly McClain, Jacqueline D. Roth (1998) McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
	Shadow Boxing: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction by Kristen Iversen (2003) Prentice Hall
	Writing Creative Nonfiction: Fiction Techniques for Crafting Great Nonfiction by Theodore Rees Cheney (2001) Ten Speed Press
	Writing Creative Nonfiction: Instruction and Insights from Teachers of the Associated Writing Programs by Carolyn Forche (Editor), Philip Gerard (Editor) (2001) Story Pr.
	Writing Personal Essays: How to Shape Your Life Experiences for the Page by Sheila Bender (1995)
	Writing and Publishing Personal Essays by Sheila Bender (2005)
Also see Memoirs

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Memoirs, Family History, and Scrapbooks

Pam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:47:01 +0000

Memoirs and family history are written as ways to revisit parts of the past and record those events as a means of self-discovery, or to preserve those memories for future generations. While a memoir is often associated with a full-length book, it’s a form of expression that can be as simple as one’s written impression about a memory or event. A scrapbook is a pictorial record that can include memoir or family history as a means to document the photographs. Whether such documentation is a lengthy passage or a simple phrase to describe a photo, this way of preserving family or other personal history is known as scrapbooking.

Anecdotes and other forms of humor, reviews, and personal essays and memoirs are ways you can personalize your writing. An understanding of these forms and how to write them can add further dimension to your skills. –from The Everything Improve Your Writing Book by Pamela Rice Hahn

Memoirs & Family History Books

	Doing Oral History by Donald Ritchie (2003) Oxford University Press
	Legacy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Personal History by Linda Spence (1997) Ohio University Press
	Like It Was: A Complete Guide to Writing Oral History by Cynthia Stokes Brown (2000) Teachers & Writers
	The Tape-Recorded Interview: A Manual for Fieldworkers in Folklore and Oral History by Edward D. Ives (1995) University of Tennessee Press
	Turning Memories into Memoirs: A Handbook for Writing Lifestories by Denis Ledoux (2005) Soleil Press
Additional Memoirs, Family History, & Scrapbooking Books
	Courage and Craft: Writing Your Life into Story by Barbara Abercrombie (2007)
	The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing: How to Transform Memories Into Meaningful Stories by Sharon M. Lippincott (2007)
	How to Write Your Own Life Story: The Classic Guide for the Nonprofessional Writer by Lois Daniel (1997) Chicago Review Press
	Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir by William Zinsser (1998) Mariner Books
	The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative by Thomas Larson (2007)
	Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir by Natalie Goldberg (2008)
	The Photo Scribe: A Writing Guide: How to Write the Stories Behind Your Photographs by Denis Ledoux (1998) (This book is endorsed by Eastman Kodak and has glowing reviews from a number of “scrapbookers” who state how instructive it is.)
	Scrapbook Storytelling: Save Family Stories and Memories With Photos, Journaling and Your Own Creativity by Joanna Campbell Slan (1999) Memory Maker Books
	Scrapbook Storytelling Series: Storytelling with Rubber Stamps, Bk. 1 (2002) Efg Inc.
	Scrapbook Storytelling Series: One Minute Journaling, Bk. 4 by Joanna Campbell Slan (2001) Efg Inc.
	Writing Life Stories By Bill Roorbach (2000)
	Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art By Judith Barrington (2002)
	Your Life as Story By Tristine Rainer (1998) (Unlike the other books suggested here, this one isn’t as much a writing guide as it is an explanation on how to use a diary as “a tool for personal growth and for realizing creative potential.”)
	Click here for additional information on books on Family History and Scrapbooking