Three Steps Of George Zinsser's Writing Style

After contemplating the purpose of a memoir several things came to mind. I believe it can serve to be cathartic for the writer as they can be set free by working through certain events in their life. Furthermore, and perhaps more importantly, I think a memoir can serve as a way to for the writer to tell their story in a vivid way that allows the readers to feel like they are living the experience and perhaps to learn a valuable lesson from their story. Therefore, I chose to analyze two memoirs they were Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes. I concentrated on trying to determine the purpose of each piece in order to indicate what pivotal aspects were employed that either helped or hindered them in achieving that purpose.

William Zinsser is the person that wrote “How To Write A Memoir ”. William Zinsser gave us some advice to write a memoir. These specific advices are “Be Yourself”,” Speak Freely”, and “Think Small”. In Bad Boy, Walter Dean Myer memoir uses Zinsser advice but not in a exact way Zinsser wrote his memoir. Zinsser give us suggestions such as “Be Yourself” , ”It Your Story”, and “Think Small”.

In “How to Write a Memoir” William Zinsser gives very detailed and important advice to writers interested in writing a memoir. He gives the specific advice of “Be yourself,” “Speak Freely,” and “Think Small” (Zinsser, 2, 4, 6). These tips advise writers to not only think about what they want to say in their story but also how they want to tell their story. Many memoir authors choose to follow this advice and write their story using these points, but many do not. In the memoir “A Summer Life”, Gary Soto follows Zinsser’s writing advice through his use of writing from the point of view of a young child, speaking freely about his early life events, and writing about his life in small structure chapters.

In his memoir he tells his life adventures from when he was a young adult until now as an old man. Some of the events he talks about surviving in the wilderness, sledding with his team of dogs, hunting to survive and eat, and eating guts and eyeballs not to starve. At the near end of the memoir Gary gives us ways to cook game or fish in the wild, this is another way he speaks freely. Unlike other writers he uses different a type of writing like if someone would say “ They were” someone else would use a specific name like “Sam and John were”. So that about raps it up for the first two pieces of Zinsser’s advice now lets get on the last piece of advice, think

Speak freely is also in the book. On page 35,”…you kind of have to learn to hold your own” with her brothers she dose claim some mean words sort of the times. And on page 105 is, “…listen I know my surfing days are over…” means she understands that she might never

In the reading, “Writing About Yourself: The Memoir” by William Zinsser, the author uses organization, examples, and direct advice to develop the purpose and message of the selection. The message of this piece is that writing about oneself and delving into what has made the author who they are gives the writing individuality and distinction. Like the message, the purpose is to encourage writers to write about themselves and what has shaped them without hesitation. To begin with, the author uses a pattern of organization where he introduces an excerpt of a memoir by stating a quality that makes this memoir exemplary. After the excerpt, he will further comment on what makes this memoir memorable for him. For example, the author states, “One secret of the art [the memoir] is detail… a sound or smell—as long as it played a

memoir about my father. This memoir described and expressed the feelings that I had and

What provokes a person to write about his or her life? What motivates us to read it? Moreover, do men and women tell their life story in the same way? The answers may vary depending on the person who answers the questions. However, one may suggest a reader elects to read an autobiography because there is an interest. This interest allows the reader to draw from the narrator's experience and to gain understanding from the experience. When the reader involves him/herself in the experience, the reader encounters what is known and felt by the narrator. The encounter may provide the reader an opportunity to explore a

The writing strategy the author Chineh Okparante uses to convey the central idea is personification. When an individual goes to a negative situation they will try to use different methods to handle the tough situation, for example, the author Chineh Okparante uses a specific phrase such as “my mind struggling to digest the verses” sister Monica not literally digest words or situations the way the digestive system does to food. The mind can process it acknowledges negative situation at its own pace by accepting, forgiving oneself and others in talking about it. Another example states “I've tried to bury the memory of these lessons to act as if they were not part of my reality” and as humans, this is a natural response to negative situations

The style of the memoir is a fusion fact and narration; the

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In the epistle 1 John, no direct answer in the text states who the author is. However, we can determine who the author is by the clues within the text along with the help of other historical and current resources. Ever since the early church, John the son of Zebedee, has continually thought to be the author. John may have not mentioned his name due to the fact that many readers already knew him before (MAB. John p.1961). The author’s writing style is very similar to that of the Gospel of John.The greeting of both books is just one area that proves similarity, “That which was from the beginning...concerning the Word (1 John 1:1)” and “In the beginning was the Word, the Word…(John 1:1)”.

This was also an opportunity to write about a time in my life when I felt alone and did not want to share vocally what I was going through with others. Now, at this point I just want to do whatever comes to mind in this latest book that I have been working on entitled Before Coffee.  I am choosing to write about things that I remember from my past and present day that is memorable to me and what I have seen this far in my 41 years of life on this earth. I believe every writer should take the time to reflect upon their experiences and pen something that someone else can attest to that will help them in some way. As a seasoned participant I take pride in knowing that I am not the only person in the world shelling out words at the crack of dawn, middle of the night, or waking up out my sleep because of a thought that I need to add to a page. This platform is one to look forward to each year.

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Does the task of memoir writing puzzle you? It’s alright. This autobiography example for students is here to show you that memoir writing can be easy and even exciting. All you need to do is to scroll this page down and enjoy this amazing sample and the related, practical hints.