A new workshop Writing a Healing Memoir/Spiritual Autobiography starts in January taught by Linda Joy Myers, president of the National Association of Memoir Writers.
In this workshop, we silence the noise of everyday life and dig into memories, tune into writing our stories, and learn the skills needed to write a satisfying memoir—to get all the way to “The End.” This is a process writing workshop, where digging into your memories, finding the threads of what you remember and writing into what you need to say or explore is what it’s all about.
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Learn how to write the memoir of your heart. Find more workshops at www.writeyourmemoirinsixmonths.com.
4 Week Workshop Eat, Pray Love: What Made Eat, Pray, Love a Bestseller | Brooke Warner and Linda Joy Myers
The Formulaic Memoir: What Made Eat, Pray, Love a Bestseller–a course taught by Linda Joy Myers and Brooke Warner
Eat, Pray, Love is a formulaic memoir that works. In this class you will learn the skills Gilbert brings to this classic bestselling memoir, and discover for yourself how to make your own memoir shine by employing these craft techniques into your own writing.
Learn from Wild: Theme and Structure in Your Memoir
One of my students was complaining the other day about plotting, creating structure, outlining, and all that left brain stuff. “I miss my freewriting!” she said. We love the feeling when we are in flow. It’s like a drug, and it’s also the feeling of being exactly in the center of our creative energy, which is one reason…
What is the Truth in Memoir | Can We Really Capture It? | Tune in to Find out
At the NAMW Telesummit Friday starting at 10 AM PDT, I get to talk with several fantastic authors and teachers. Their books have shaped my thinking toward more creative choices, and pushed me toward using language to carve out even deeper truths. The experts I get to hang out with are Jennifer Lauck, author of Blackbird and three other amazing…
Talking about Truth
with Robin Hemley at the National Association of Memoir Writers Teleconference Oct. 21 As most of you know, one of the events I most enjoy putting together as president of the National Association of Memoir Writers is our bi-annual Telesummit. ThisFriday I’m spending 5 hours with authors I admire, whose works have changed me,shaped my thinking toward more creative choices,…
Writing a Memoir Means Selling Yourself!
Writing a memoir means digging deep into your soul—doesn’t it? Writing is a solitary act, right? Yes to all that. I’m the first one to tell my students to keep their work private for a while, though maybe you’ve decided to show it to your family. Good luck with that, but it’s just the beginning of how you’ll be…
The Psychological Journey of Memoir Writing
When we begin a journey, we’re excited. We pack our suitcase, imagining the moments to come. The thrill of our destination courses through us, spurring us on. We begin with high hopes for what we’ll encounter. Recently, I went to France—first to Paris, then Lyon and the southern mountains where Cezanne and Van Gogh used to paint. It was…
Memoir: Journey of Truth, Craft, and Commitment
Memoir writing is really hot news day today on the internet, which makes me very happy! Writing well is a journey, and we need our mentors, guides, and wise wizards to guide us. Every day there is something new to learn, and wisdom bits from writers that spur us on our way. Today in “Pubmission,” a blog on the…
Truth or Lie–National Association of Memoir Writers Free Teleconference October 21
I’m so excited today! On October 21, I’m going to be hosting the Free Memoir Writing Telesummit over at The National Association of Memoir Writers. What an opportunity—to talk with these writers, teachers, authors, and bloggers who make such a difference in the creative nonfiction and literary world. You need to be there! Go right over the National Association of…