Write Your Story: A Memoir Writing Intensive

Most of us sense there's a story in us somewhere. The hard part is finding it, and then turning lived experience into something that reads like a story rather than a list of things that happened. In this intensive writing class, you'll learn the core craft of memoir: how to bring plot and narrative to a true story, how to make writing come alive through scenes and details, and what to do when your memory is patchy or unreliable (which is true for almost every memoirist). Through short, focused exercises, you'll put each technique straight into practice.

As a bonus, we'll close the class with a short tarot session, using the cards as a tool for reflection rather than prediction. Their images of thresholds, losses and beginnings can be an effective way to surface the themes and stories sitting just beneath the surface. No experience or belief required. You'll leave with pages of raw material, the tools to shape it, and a fresh way in whenever you're stuck.