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Writing Your Truth: Memoir
Expert guidance and inspiration for memoir creation
You definitely have a story to tell. But how can you choose which memories will best showcase your story? This course will set you on the path to discovering your truth, highlighting your supporting cast of characters, and determining the urgency behind your own story. We will utilize myriad narrative writing techniques to add action, characters, conflict, dialogue, narrative momentum, scenes, setting and structure to create work that will be shared within the safe and trusted environment of our virtual classroom.
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Mining Your Past
- Lesson 2: The Event
- Lesson 3: Ethics
- Lesson 4: Narrative Elements
- Lesson 5: Authenticity
- Lesson 6: Defining Your Voice
Required Books
- Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art (2nd Edition)
- What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
Learner Outcomes
After this class, you will be able to:
- Distinguish nuances between sub genres of nonfiction such as essays and creative nonfiction
- Submit several chapters of a memoir in progress to revise based on feedback and editing by the instructor
- Develop confidence in the power of your memoir's narrative momentum to keep your chosen readers engaged
- Identify strengths in memoir
- Possess knowledge of the driving force behind the narrative
- Apply tools and techniques for continued writing after the course conclusion
Course Schedule
| Type | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online (Instructor-led) | Feb. 13, 2025 to Mar. 20, 2025 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | Zoom |
Writing Your Truth: Memoir Course Information
Contact Hours
12 hours
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit - $425.00