LEADER 03082oam 2200553 450 001 9910160693903321 005 20230810001810.0 010 $a0-8070-7882-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000001026231 035 $a(DLC) 2016040221 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6048749 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6048749 035 $a(OCoLC)957656480 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001026231 100 $a20160831d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cn$2rdamedia 183 $anc$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWriting hard stories $ecelebrated memoirists who shaped art from trauma /$fMelanie Brooks 210 1$aBoston :$cBeacon Press,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource 311 $a0-8070-7881-6 330 $a"Acclaimed memoirists describe the process of writing their most painful memories In her attempt to write a memoir about her father's death from a secret AIDS infection in 1985, Melanie Brooks was left with some painful questions: What does it take to write an honest memoir? And what happens to us when we embark on that journey? Would she manage it? Brooks sought guidance from the memoirists who most moved her--including Andre Dubus III, Joan Wickersham, Mark Doty, Marianne Leone, Richard Hoffman, Edwidge Danticat, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Richard Blanco, Abigail Thomas, Sue Silverman, Kate Bornstein, Jerald Walker, and Kyoko Mori--to answer these questions. Writing Hard Stories encourages all writers as they work through their challenging stories. It features some of the country's most admired writers discussing their treks through dark memories and breakthrough moments, and it demonstrates the healing power of putting words to experience. A unique compilation of authentic stories about the death of a partner, parent, or child; about violence and shunning; and about the process of writing, the book will serve as a tool for teachers of writing and give readers an intimate look into the lives of the authors they love"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAutobiography 606 $aAutobiography$xAuthorship 606 $aBiography as a literary form 606 $aPsychic trauma in literature 606 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing$2bisacsh 606 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs$2bisacsh 606 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Authorship$2bisacsh 615 0$aAutobiography. 615 0$aAutobiography$xAuthorship. 615 0$aBiography as a literary form. 615 0$aPsychic trauma in literature. 615 7$aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing. 615 7$aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. 615 7$aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Authorship. 676 $a808.06/692 686 $aLAN005000$aBIO026000$aLAN002000$2bisacsh 700 $aBrooks$b Melanie$01248177 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910160693903321 996 $aWriting hard stories$92893106 997 $aUNINA