Discover how your personal story can capture the essence of being human.
Whether you want to write a memoir, blog, letter to your granddaughter, or use your life as the foundation for fiction, life story writing requires us to share where we come from and who we are. Consider the feelings of others without allowing this to censor your experience or hinder your writing. Learn to identify your story’s essence, the truth it reveals, and how to engage readers through fictional techniques. Participants will leave inspired to start or enhance a work in progress.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- What constitutes the truth in memoir?
- Anecdote vs. Story
- How to let your experiences illustrate universal truths
Time requirements
- No time required outside of class.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This overview workshop is designed for beginning and intermediate writers who want to understand the components of life story writing and learn what pitfalls to avoid.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
