A Writer In Her Library
I’ve missed my Thursday “A Writer In Her Library” feature, so I figured I’d resurrect it. I’ve been doing a lot of work with autobiography and memoir lately, and I adore Tristine Rainer. She has a great book, Your Life As Story, and I’ve found it really helpful through the process.
One of the first assignments she gives is to write a fairytale of your life’s story. It’s an interesting exercise. She said that some students want to cram their lives into an existing fairytale, but she suggests writing a completely new tale, in the style of a fairytale.
I\’ve thought of writing my life story, but never thought of doing it as a fairy tale. Will have to give Tristine Rainer\’s book a read. Sounds like an autobiography could be a good project for the next NaNo!
It\’s an excellent book. Her first one, The New Diary, is also excellent. Highly recommend both.
Actually, almost everything I write, whether it\’s fiction, blog, or autobiographical has a touch of the fairy tale-esque. 🙂
I like it! I think fairy tales have a lot to teach us. 🙂
I think I would have to reacquaint myself with fairy tales as I only remember the big ones like Cinderella and Snow White.
Or write a new one. 🙂