A Story That Matters
A Gratifying Approach to Writing About Your Life
Gina L. Carroll
- No
- matter
- who
- you
- are,
- your
- story
- is
- a
- part
- of
- something
- big—the
- fabric
- of
- history
- and
- the
- human
- experience.
- Once
- written
- and
- shared,
- your
- story
- will
- change
- someone.
- And
- that
- someone
- is
- most
- likely
- you.
- A
- Story
- that
- Matters
- offers
- an
- accessible
- and
- simplified
- way
- to
- get
- your
- stories
- written.
- Each
- chapter
- is
- divided
- into
- three
- sections:
- the
- first
- discusses
- memoir
- writing
- in
- the
- context
- of
- themes—motherhood,
- childhood,
- relationships,
- professional
- life,
- and
- spiritual
- journey;
- the
- second
- provides
- basic
- writing
- and
- editing
- prescription,
- with
- a
- focus
- on
- common
- beginner
- mistakes
- and
- roadblocks;
- and
- the
- third
- provides
- a
- sample
- story
- related
- to
- the
- life
- theme
- discussed
- in
- the
- first
- section
- of
- the
- chapter.
- Chock
- full
- of
- writing
- and
- editing
- lessons
- that
- focus
- on
- how
- to
- get
- a
- first
- draft
- written
- and
- how
- to
- craft
- the
- draft
- into
- a
- compelling
- story,
- A
- Story
- That
- Matters
- explores
- our
- ability
- to
- help,
- heal,
- and
- connect
- to
- others
- through
- story,
- reminding
- us
- of
- the
- greater
- need
- for
- a
- broader
- array
- of
- authentic
- voices
- in
- the
- story-sharing universe.
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