| 14-Week
Family/Personal Memoir Workshop
This workshop will give you an understanding of the various
approaches to personal/family memoir writing and provide
you with professional feedback on your specific memoir project.
When you're finished, you will have written and revised
chapters of your personal/family memoir (up to 12,000 words)
and you will have developed a working outline for the entire
book.
CHICAGO: Memoir Writing
at the Lakeside Writing Studio
Class meets for 7 weeks on Thursdays 6 PM - 9 PM, May 16th
thru June 27th. For more info email: nabeckett@
aol.com
One-Day Intensive Workshop
Topics covered: plot, structure, voice, description, character
development, point of view, and dialogue in this course
from Gotham Writers' Workshop.
Memoirs vs. Journals
Marcie Hershman, author of the memoir Speak To Me, is offering
a 2-day "Breaking into Memoir" writing workshop at Brandeis
University. You'll learn how writing a memoir is different
from keeping a journal because it demans shape, pace, aim
and characters whose interactions reveal something important.
Fundamentals of Life Stories Writing
You'll be introduced to the basics of creative writing as
applied to life stories as WritersOnlineWorkshops.com guides
you along a journey of personal discovery and the development
of an individual and engaging writing style through directed
journals, hand-on writing exercises, and constructive critical
feedback.
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