Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time

by Patricia Charpentier

Sharing tips from years of experience in teaching and writing personal history, Patricia Charpentier makes penning your life story an easy, fun and fascinating process. Don't think you have the skills? Don't know where to begin? Let the encouraging words and clear examples in Eating an Write Your Life One Bite at a Time walk you through writing your life story. Based on more than ten years of teaching personal and family history writing, the book helps you break down the elephant-sized task of putting your life on paper into quick, easy-to-understand bites. Learn a little Cajun French and gain insight into South Louisiana culture in the examples used as well as being walked through the process of writing your life story. Be encouraged, be inspired, be entertained, be guided in reading Eating an Elephant.

163 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2011

Reviews

[Gayle Swift · Rating 5 out of 5]

Straightforward and practical, this book is useful for all writers, not just those contemplating writing a memoir writing..Charpentier has an engaging and encouraging style that invites the writer/reader to pursue her project to completion. An excellent addition to my book shelf.