Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay
Crafting the Story Only You Could Write
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Invaluable advice for writing a knockout essay for college admissions or self-expression that moves readers and reveals insights into the human condition Everyone has a story, and helping people tel...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay af Nancy Slonim Aronie
Invaluable advice for writing a knockout essay for college admissions or self-expression that moves readers and reveals insights into the human condition Everyone has a story, and helping people tell their stories has been Nancy Slonim Aronies life mission. Building on her acclaimed Memoir as Medicine, this new guide tackles the short personal essay. With warmth and humor, Nancy provides prompts, inspiration, and hard-won wisdom to empower you to write an unforgettable narrative. Youll learn to begin with an irresistible hook (kill em with the first line) and employ compelling direct quotes, drama, vulnerability, universal themes, and self-reflection to get readers into your corner. Nancy illustrates her advice with remarkable examples of her own and others essays. Youll read about actor Tony Shalhoubs unlikely canine savior, Kate Taylors collaboration with Peter Asher and Elton John in the musical crucible of Los Angeles in 1970, Nancy and her beloved husbands adventures in polyamory, and much more. In a culture increasingly inundated with generic AI-generated text, a well-crafted personal narrative is more important than ever, a declaration of human connection and meaning. Use Nancys secrets to stand out from the crowd and get your one-of-a-kind story onto the page.
Detaljer
Forlag
New World Library
ISBN
9781608689309
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
224
Udgivelsesdato
15-11-2024
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3353411
EAN nr.
9781608689309
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
215
Bredde (mm)
175
Længde (mm)
20
Vægt (g)
260