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| While writing a book-length personal story can be one of the most rewarding writing endeavors you will ever undertake, it's important to know not only how to write about your personal experiences, but also how to translate and structure them into an unforgettable memoir. The goal of this course is to teach you how to structure your stories, develop your storytelling skills, and give you the tips, techniques, and knowledge to adapt your own life stories into a chronological memoir. |
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| • | Individuals seeking to understand the various approaches to personal memoirs | | • | Writers wanting to explore an event, relationship, experience or time in their lives that is in the shadows ready to come out into the light |
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| • | Explore the types of personal memoirs and decide which type fits your work best | | • | Learn how to downplay your writing weaknesses and cultivate your writing strengths | | • | Discover which stories and experiences to include in your memoir | | • | And much more! |
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"Wonderful course. I made huge progress on my writing and found the instructor extremely helpful and insightful. She was always on time giving me feedback and the pace was good. Thank you." -BS
"I really learned a lot in this course and am looking forward to completing my memoir. Thanks." - previous student |
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Tracy Strauss
has published memoir and essays in The Huffington Post, Salon, The Rumpus, Poets & Writers Magazine, Writer's Digest Magazine, WBUR's Cognoscenti, The Feminist Wire, The Dodo, The Southampton Review, Solstice Literary Magazine, Beyond the Margins, and other publications. |
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