Memoir Writer's Workshop: From Memories to Manuscript

Description

Interested in writing a story from your life?

This memoir writer's workshop course provides a complete step-by-step introduction to the art of memoir writing, guiding writers through a structured workshop approach to craft their own compelling narratives during the course.

Throughout the lessons, writers will not only learn essential writing techniques but also actively apply them to their memoir drafts, ensuring practical skill development and tangible progress.

This course contains:

• 19 video lectures

• Almost 3 hours of video instruction with your instructor

• 48 downloadable resources and 7 external links

  • including: worksheets, slides, lesson notes, checklists, templates, and more!

• 19 Writer's workshop assignments

Topics covered include:

• Characteristics of effective memoirs and personal narratives

• Generating and choosing topic ideas

• Mastering narrative leads

• Structuring action and conflict

• Centering the memoir on a life lesson

• Infusing narration with thoughts and feelings

• Crafting vivid settings with descriptive detail and imagery

• Developing rich characters through dialogue and body language

• Incorporating literary devices such as symbolism, foreshadowing, and metaphors for added depth

• Editing for grammar, mechanics and content

• Goal setting and self-evaluation

• Options for an audience

Your instructor, Joy Rushing, PhD, has over ten years teaching memoir writing and provides an experienced, academic approach to writing that helps students in their current project but also helps them learn skills and gain knowledge that can be applied to other types of writing.