{"product_id":"writing-selling-your-memoir-paperback","title":"Writing \u0026 Selling Your Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Balzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's more to writing a memoir than just writing your life story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memoir isn't one long diary entry. Rather, it's a well-crafted story about a crucial, often exceptionally difficult, time in someone's life. \u003ci\u003eWriting \u0026amp; Selling Your Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e talks readers through the process of telling their most personal stories in a compelling, relatable, and readable manner. Unlike other books dedicated to the art and craft of writing memoir, it teaches readers how to approach the genre with love, respect, and know-how without sentimentalizing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her experience working with New York Times best-selling memoirists, literary agent \u003cb\u003ePaula Balzer\u003c\/b\u003e carefully explores the genre and provides readers with step-by-step instruction on how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify strong opening and closing points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind and develop a strong central hook that readers can relate to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructure a memoir to maximize readability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse dialogue and pacing to enhance intimacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproach honesty and truthfulness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a successful author platform around their memoir \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet an agent's attention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of tips, techniques, detailed exercises, and examples from best-selling memoirs as well as sidebars from well-known memoir authors, \u003ci\u003eWriting \u0026amp; Selling Your Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e teaches you how to approach an often tricky genre and tell your story without sentimentalizing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Balzer is a literary agent for \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author Alexandra Robbins, Oscar-award winning writer Diablo Cody, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e judge Randy Jackson amongst many more. In addition to her day job being a literary agent, she is the cofounder of \u003ci\u003eAd Hoc Mom\u003c\/i\u003e (Ad Hoc Mom http: \/\/adhocmom.com) a popular, humorous blog centered around juggling being a parent while having a career. A recent transplant from Brooklyn, she lives in New Jersey with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760418128160,"sku":"9781599631356","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b49cb88ffdf8cd4ac2004c2920c30126.webp?v=1780179455","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/writing-selling-your-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}