@article{1356584,
      recid = {1356584},
      author = {Maran, Meredith,},
      title = {Why we write about ourselves : twenty memoirists on why  they expose themselves (and others) in the name of  literature /},
      pages = {xiv, 254 pages ;},
      note = {"A Plume Book."},
      abstract = {"Everything an aspiring memoirist needs to know, in one  readable volume, a follow-up to the acclaimed writers'  handbook Why We Write For the many amateurs and  professionals who write about themselves--bloggers,  journal-keepers, aspiring essayists, and memoirists--this  book offers inspiration, encouragement, and pithy,  practical advice. Twenty of America's bestselling  memoirists share their innermost thoughts and hard-earned  tips with veteran author Meredith Maran, revealing what  drives them to tell their personal stories, and the nuts  and bolts of how they do it. Speaking frankly about issues  ranging from turning oneself into an authentic, compelling  character to exposing hard truths, these successful authors  disclose what keeps them going, what gets in their way, and  what they love most--and least--about writing about  themselves"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356584},
}