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SUMMARY:Life Stories Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Discover how your personal story can capture the essence of being human.\nWhether 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. \n\nLive 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). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nWhat constitutes the truth in memoir?\nAnecdote vs. Story\nHow to let your experiences illustrate universal truths\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis 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.\n\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://writer.org/event/life-stories-intensive-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Nonfiction,Workshop,Zoom
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