{"product_id":"9781927483909","title":"True to Life: Fifty Steps to Help You Write Your Story","description":"In fifty informative and inspiring steps, Beth Kaplan shows you how to write your story by putting on your writer's hat, then your editor's hat, then digging down to bring out the vital details of the story, and finally living the writing life. Steps include:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead Like a Writer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnleash the \"I\" Word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClaim Your Truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite from Scars, Not Wounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnter the Marketplace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEDITORIAL REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is fabulous: a user-friendly, down-to-earth, accessible guide to writing that simplifies the complex without making it simplistic, taking readers through the mechanics from the initial brainstorm to the final edit.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWendy Litner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e writer, lawyer, writing student\u003cp\u003e\"I can't imagine a better distillation of Beth's wisdom and experience than this invaluable companion for writers, presented in clear, thoughtful steps that build on one another. \u003ci\u003eTrue to Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect guide for beginners as well as veteran memoirists.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eChris Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e, writer, editor, writing student\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Go ahead, make me famous.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWayson Choy\u003c\/b\u003e, writing teacher and renowned author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jade Peony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNot Yet: A Memoir of Living and Almost Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBETH KAPLAN\u003c\/b\u003e began her work as a professional actress and left the stage at thirty to earn an MFA in creative writing at University of British Columbia. She has been teaching memoir and personal essay writing at Ryerson University since 1994 and since 2007 also at the University of Toronto, where recently she was given the Excellence in Teaching award. Her personal essays have appeared in newspapers and magazines and on CBC Radio. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFinding the Jewish Shakespeare: The Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Syracuse Press), a biography of her great-grandfather, and the Sixties memoir \u003ci\u003eAll My Loving: Coming of Age with Paul McCartney in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e (BPS Books).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BPS Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033136972016,"sku":"9781927483909","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927483909_p0.jpg?v=1763636695","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927483909","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}