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Handling the Truth

: On the Writing of Memoir

In the tradition of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, a critically acclaimed National Book Award finalist shares inspiration and practical advice for writing a memoir. Writing memoir is a deeply personal, and consequential, undertaking. As

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“What happened to the writer is not what matters; what matters is the large sense that the writer is able to make of what happened.”

— Beth Kephart, amazon.com

Tagged: Writing, On Writing, Writing Tips, Being A Writer, Memoir

“Suppress no urge, douse no flame, do not be shy.”

— Beth Kephart, amazon.com

Tagged: Writing, On Writing, Writing Tips, Being A Writer, Memoir

“How much of your life, the life you know, is actually your own? We all do things for others, stretching out limbs like thigmotropic plant clinging to the structure of another to both give and receive life-sustaining supplements. But what do we do for ourselves that we do not do for others?What momen…”

— Stephanie (Student), amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Pain, Breaking Point, What Love Teaches, Lessons In Love

“Love makes you dependent; pain pushes you to the breaking point of self-actualization.”

— Kim, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Pain, Breaking Point, What Love Teaches, Lessons In Love

“How does my story get closer to us?”

— Beth Kephart, amazon.com

Tagged: Writing, On Writing, Writing Tips, Being A Writer, Memoir

“Do you know, yet, what you're writing about? Do you know what is at stake?”

— Beth Kephart, amazon.com

Tagged: Writing, On Writing, Writing Tips, Being A Writer, Memoir