Where Memoir Begins. A Generative Writing Workshop
In this 75-minute virtual event,Β we will give you the tools to mine your personal timeline for important events and deep dive into them to draw out their emotion and meaning.
WHEN: January 17, 2024 @ 11am ET
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Sign up now!In this generative writing workshop, we'll untangle your memories, pinpoint the touchstone stories of your life and face the fears that go hand in hand with telling your truth.
We'll begin with a series of writing prompts designed to help you choose the important and transitional events of your life. Then we'll focus on a few of those events to turn them into a story with a clear arc and characters.
You'll leave with:
πA timeline of events to generate stories after the workshop.
πA first draft of at least one personal essay.
πA plan to continue writing after the workshop.
πThe confidence to tell your story with a clear intention and without fear (or in spite of fear).
A Sneak Peek at the Workshop Topics!
About Your Workshop Leader
Leigh Shulman is an author and writing coach with over two decades of experience working with best-selling authors, essayists, and freelancers helping them build writing businesses they love.
Her personal writing and personal essays have been published in The Washington Post, WIRED, Guernica, and Longreads among others.
Leigh's book, The Writer's Roadmap: Paving the Way To Your Ideal Writing Life, helps writers of all levels of experience create a plan for their ideal writing lives. She founded The Workshop, a unique community where writers find the support, accountability, and resources they need to make their ideal writing lives a reality.
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