Unreliable Truth On Memoir and Memory

by Murdock, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9781580050838
• ISBN10: 1580050832
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-23
• Publisher: Seal Press

Summary

- Includes practical tips and writing suggestions for the aspiring memoirist and a glossary of writing terms - Maureen Murdock has taught creative writing for more than a decade and leads memoir-writing workshops nationally - The author's previous books (including The Heroine's Journey and Fathers' Daughters) have sold more than 120,000 copies

Author Biography

Maureen Murdock is a psychotherapist, creative writing teacher, and the author of the best-selling book The Heroine’s Journey: Woman’s Quest for Wholeness, as well as Fathers’ Daughters; Spinning Inward: Using Guided Imagery with Children; and The Heroine’s Journey Workbook. A core faculty member at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Murdock lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Table of Contents

PART ONE To the Best of My recollection
There Is So Much I Don't Remember	3	(14)
Jigsaw Pieces of Memory	17	(12)
Memory in Transit	29	(16)
Women Writing Their Lives	45	(12)
Heath Bars, a Girdle and Danny Kaye	57	(10)
Don't Bother	67	(8)
The Healing Power of Memoir	75	(8)
Not to Go Inside	83	(14)
Root Memories	97	(14)
PART TWO On Writing Memoir
Why Write Memoir?	111	(8)
Getting Started	119	(10)
Universality	129	(8)
Intimacy, Relational Style and Tense	137	(10)
Emotional Truth and the Voice of the Narrator	147	(10)
Humor and Self-Reflection	157	(6)
Glossary of Terms	163	(4)
Bibliography	167	(8)
Acknowledgments	175	(2)
Credits	177