Skriv dina memoarer - en handbok i självbiografiskt skrivande

by Allan G. Hunter

Alla har vi någon gång tänkt tanken att skriva våra memoarer, ett sätt att berätta vår egen historia och efterlämna ett minne av oss själva. Men det betydelsefulla är inte att färdigställa ett slutgiltigt livsverk, utan den inre resan du gör på vägen dit.
Allan G. Hunter har 25 års erfarenhet av undervisning i ämnet och har sammanställt en omfattande praktisk handbok i hur du skriver dina memoarer, där han även behandlar de psykologiska effekterna av memoarskrivandet.
Här finner du konkreta råd om hur du organiserar och strukturerar både dina minnen och ditt skrivande, hur du kan applicera nytt material och väva ihop nutid med det förflutna. Du får tips på hur du tar dig igenom skrivandets olika etapper och vilka verktyg som förenklar processen, men framförallt beskrivs den känslomässiga utvecklingen som du genomgår under arbetets gång.
I sökandet efter din egen sanning, konfronteras du med, ibland smärtsamma, minnen och får en ny förståelse för det du har varit med om och vad du har lärt dig av dina upplevelser.
Gör en resa genom ditt liv och utveckla dina själsliga egenskaper, lär av dig själv och lyssna till ditt inre.

ALLAN G. HUNTER föddes i England och utbildade sig vid universitetet i Oxford. Han är numera bosatt i USA och arbetar som litteraturprofessor vid Curry College, där han undervisar i hur man skriver sina memoarer.

Genres: Writing, Memoir

260 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

I'm a professor at Curry College. Massachusetts, and a counselor. My doctorate is from Oxford University, in English Literature, and I'm fascinated by literature and by the way it explores the deep structures of the psyche.

Reviews

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I took my time with this book, going back and forth to it throughout the writing process. While I was not writing a memoir, I found it helped me re-engage in writing during moments I felt particularly stubborn and inclined to resist lifting a finger. If you enjoyed Ann Lamott's Bird by Bird and are looking for for a similarly insightful, patient, and supportive read or resource, this is it.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book as both the author Allan Hunter and his inspiration with his content promoted me to write my memoir!

[Arvo Zylo]

I have read the book, but I haven't followed through on all of its suggestions yet, so I wouldn't feel inclined to write a proper review. I would just say that after reading the book, which is based on a college course that the author teaches, I'd take the course.

There wasn't anything here that isn't already somewhat familiar to me, at least conceptually, but until I've written that memoir, "The Soul Work" of writing and self-reflection will be elusive and nebulous. It is nice to have a book like this which doesn't emphasize novelizing and selling to a publisher, rather it focuses on creative challenges.

There is a fair amount of talk lately about "showing up" for oneself in times where inspiration is not there, or when burn out is at its peak, and writings like these are helpful for such a process.

[Kimberly Patton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great manual for memoir writers. It was meant for older people and included a lot of exercises that I didn’t do. But the stages of memoir writing he lists out are SPOT ON. So helpful to me right now. I would like to use this book as a reference as I continue to write.

[Kylie Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful but uninteresting. It lost my attention several times, took away some helpful prompts however.