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YOU: THE STORY

Ruta Sepetys

A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

The nonfiction debut by #1 New York Times bestselling and Carnegie Medal-winning author Ruta Sepetys.
"Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear pages out. And sometimes, in hindsight, wish you could put them back. A day is a story. A year is a story. A life is a story.
You are a story."

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys is known for creating vivid characters and harrowing plots. After five award-winning works of historical fiction and countless hours of meticulous research, she can affirm that the secret to strong writing is embedded within your life experience.

You: The Story is a powerful how-to book for aspiring writers that encourages you to look inward and excavate your own memories in order to discover the authentic voices and compelling details that are waiting to be put on the page. Masterfully weaving in humorous and heartfelt stories from her own life that illustrate an aspect of the craft of writing (such as plot, character development, or dialogue), Sepetys then inspires readers with a series of writing prompts and exercises.

Perfect for fans of Burn After Writing and Bird by Bird, You: The Story awakens the emerging writer and reveals that with some reflection, curiosity, and courage, you have a story to tell.

Ruta Sepetys is the internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Must Betray You and other historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Her five novels have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Sepetys is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Published 2023-05-16 by Viking Books

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Published 2023-05-16 by Viking Books

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A powerful and inspiring guide for writers looking to draw on personal experience to create rich and authentic narratives. In this book, Sepetys shares her own experiences and insights, providing practical guidance on how to craft stories that resonate with readers on a deep emotional level. Read more...

Louisiana Public Radio "Jim Engster Show" - ... - Author Ruta Sepetys talks her latest work, "You the Story". Read more...

This is an inspirational book that gives readers direction as they begin writing and will make them want to keep writing, and rewriting, their own stories.

Podcast interviews: Ryan McCormick on the Beer Industry, Ruta Sepetys "Seeker of Lost Stories", Ashley L Jones "Skilletheads" Read more...

Instructive and inspiring for storytellers of all ages.

WGVU-FM "The Morning Show" aired an interview with Ruta Sepetys Read more...

... You: The Story is an instruction manual about the craft of writing, but it also stands as an unwavering source of solace and companionship.... In this magnanimous, witty, and inspiring reference, Sepetys makes use of conventional vehicles - the memoir, the list, the litany of didactic aphorisms - to set up the conditions for her readers to arrive at discoveries in their work that they didn't see coming. Read more...

WAMC-FM "The Roundtable" aired their interview with Ruta Sepetys Read more...

This is an inspirational book that gives readers direction as they begin writing and will make them want to keep writing, and rewriting, their own stories.

[A] humorous and winsome "how-to" for novice writers, offering anecdotes from her own life as a starting point.This is a must for any collection where young readers have an interest in storytelling.

New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys discusses the importance of mining from our own experiences to tell stories with her new how-to book, You: The Story. Read more...

#1 New York Times bestselling author, Ruta Sepetys, spoke to me about what she learned in the music industry, the secrets to strong, vivid writing, and her non-fiction debut YOU: THE STORY: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory... Read more...

Sepetys discusses the principles that underlie good fiction and recounts details from her own life to illustrate how personal anecdotes can fuel literary creativity... Novice writers will appreciate a bounty of writing prompts.

Ms. Sepetys's candid account of herself and her excellent advice for composition make 'You: The Story' as engaging as it is instructive. Read more...

Bulgarian: Ciela Norma ; Czech: CooBoo ; French: Gallimard ; Lithuanian: Alma Littera ; Romanian: Epica ; Korean: Next Wave ; Latvian: Apgads Zvaigzne ; Spanish: Maeva

Part writing guide, part memoir, Sepetys' fresh, fun handbook is all inspiration.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Ruta Sepetys to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss the new book YOU THE STORY. Read more...

Publishers Weekly spoke with Ruta Sepetys about the book for an exclusive story and cover reveal, which ran in their Children's Bookshelf newsletter... Read more...