Memoir is such a valuable pursuit. As readers and listeners, it draws us in a special way because we have the honor of being welcomed into someone’s actual experiences and truthful reflections. As writers, we find ourselves remembering long-forgotten events and, as we write, coming to new understandings of ourselves and the world.
 
This popular, four-week memoir class gets students started in the first hour with prompts and examples in 5-15 minutes of writing time. To forestall the overwhelm of writing an entire memoir, this class focuses on creating beautiful small bits.

 

The final (optional) half hour of the class is devoted to honing the previous week's work with gentle and encouraging revision suggestions based on the craft moves of great writers. We'll look at spectacular examples of flash memoir and consider questions such as "Where might I start? How could I end? How can I get readers interested?" The atmosphere is warm and accepting.