autobiography

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.

A guide to writing personal histories with suggestions for topics and questions to guide the beginning writer.

This book includes a historical overview of autobiography and a variety of critical essays on examples of European, Anglo-American, ethnic American, and women's autobiographies.

The elusive author provides a glimpse into his mysterious and sometimes confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries, and other miscellaneous documents as well as photographs and illustrations.

A memoir-writing guide offers writing lessons and examples for those interested in putting their memories down on paper, explains the difference between remembering and imagining, and describes the language of truth.