The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative

One book was required and one book was recommended for the eight week class I'm taking this summer on writing personal narratives. This was the recommended book. I read it and a Western on the plane ride from Houston to Salt Lake. A quick read.

Not sure I took much away from this book. Did I miss something? It seemed to be a series of short essays where the author analyzes what works in good personal narratives. But what did I retain from reading this book? Just an idea about going with one's gut feeling about what works.

Maybe I need to read this again.