LifeStory

How to Write Your Life Story by Ralph Fletcher
 * The Buffalo
 * o Reflection
 * Autobiography: Truths and Lies
 * o Characters
 * o Setting
 * o Plot
 * o Lies about writing your story
 * § You have to be a famous celebrity.
 * § You must have an amazing life.
 * § You can’t write your life story until you’re old and gray.
 * § Nobody will read it, so what’s the point?
 * o Reflection
 * Getting Started
 * o Brainstorm your stories
 * o Collect family stories
 * o Gather artifacts from your life.
 * o Write about your name.
 * o Sketch a map of your neighborhood.
 * o Make a “Heart Map.”
 * o Reflection
 * Interview with Jack Gantos
 * o Reflection
 * Finding a Focus
 * o Reflection
 * Thinking About Form
 * o Biography
 * o Autobiography
 * o Memoir
 * o The vignette or “micro-memoir
 * o Snapshots
 * o Poetry
 * o Multi-genre
 * o Reflection
 * Crafting Your Story
 * o Write small
 * o Invigorate your verbs
 * o Create your characters
 * o Wake up your narrator
 * o Reflection
 * Interview with Jerry Spinelli
 * o Reflection
 * The “So What?” Question
 * o Reflection
 * A Matter of Time
 * o Time Left Out
 * o Particular Time
 * o Habitual Time
 * o Reflection
 * Dealing with the Hard Stuff
 * o Reflection
 * Interview with Kathi Appelt
 * o Reflection
 * Final Words
 * o Reflection
 * Some Suggested Memoirs
 * o Reflection