Your Life is a Book: How to Craft and Publish Your Memoir
This book, co-authored with my literary agent, Sarah Jane Freymann, has received wonderful reviews, including on Oprah.com.
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Praise for Your Life is a Book:
“Crafting a memoir from the bits and pieces of one’s life is a brave and daunting challenge and, like every worthy endeavor, one best accomplished with a trusted guide. Or two. Accomplished writer Peterson (I Want to Be Left Behind, 2010) and literary agent Freymann share their personal experiences with the genre and offer valuable and practical tips about writing, revising, agents, editors, and publishers that can only come from those with years of insider access. From framing a narrative arc to finding one’s own voice, their advice is spot-on: affirmative, reassuring, inclusive, and accessible.”
– Booklist
“They offer plenty of insights gleaned from their own experiences . . . Much here that will be eye-opening for the aspiring memoirist.”
– Publishers Weekly
Authors Brenda Peterson and Sarah Jane Freymann