Memoir Writing

Adult Summer Online | This program is completed

New Offering! All levels welcome.

6/24/2020-7/29/2020

1:00 PM-3:00 PM EDT on Wed

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$195.00

$175.00

To assist you in preparing for this class, we have provided a link to the setup / test pages from the conference provider. If you have never used this conference service before please click on the link below so that your PC or device will be ready to participate in this class.

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You can’t write a memoir without gathering a lot of memories. Which ones? In what order? Which events, images, anecdotes to include? Who are the essential characters in the story only you can tell? This online class deals with those questions and the critical one: how to write clear, compelling well-ordered sentences to structure all those thoughts in your head.

There will be exercises – memory prompts to get you started. We’ll try some timed writing; explore published excerpts and genres. There will be weekly assignments to share. A good memoir can be any genre or hybrid— essay, poem, long or short sketch — so long as it shows more than it tells.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CLASS
1. How to focus: sculpt a story to its best angle and proportion.
2 Finding, developing confidence in your voice and tone.
3. The importance of sentencing: ordering sentence, paragraph, section to empower story.
4. The imperatives of suspense and surprise.
5. The necessity for revision. Delete, refine, rewrite, refine!

  • This is an online class hosted through Zoom. We recommend that you download the free Zoom application on your computer, phone, or tablet in advance of the first class.

  • Within 48 hours of registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the course via Zoom. The same link will be used each week.
  • Notebook and something to write with.