Who Am I & Why Am I Here? Making The Most of First-Person Narration
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So many of us are raised with the admonition, “It’s not all about you.” But when it comes to writing memoirs and personal essays, it kinda is.
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From I to Eye: Weaving Research Into Personal Narrative Writing
Expand the scope, audience and possibilities of your personal narrative with creative approaches to research.
Making Time, Making Art: Navigating the Writer/Author Divide
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Balancing the pursuit of publication with time at the writing desk.
Finding Your Voice: Flex Who You Are & Enliven Your Prose
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Strong narrative voice creates engaging, memorable essays and memoirs–and elevates your writing to the next level.
Dark Truths: Five Tools for Crafting Compelling Mental Health Narratives
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Mental health stories speak to our darkest truths and teach us what it means to be human. Learn five craft tools for telling your own.
Personal/Political: The Delicate Art of Writing “Dangerous” Subjects
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Writing your political passions without descending into ranting, manifesto, or plain old punditry is a delicate art.
Crafting the Memoir in Pieces: Building a Coherent Book from Fragments
In writing a memoir in pieces or fragments, compression is just as important as elongation--and juxtapositions tell the story.
Mining Your Life for Laughs
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Tap into your unique perspective for humor only you can write.
Write Better, Right Now
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You’ve structured your narrative and know your facts--but how do you make your story sing?
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The Art of Applying: Finding Funding & Demystifying Guidelines
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Who couldn't use some extra time or money to start or finish a writing project? Come learn tips and tricks for your next funding application.
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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know: Using Facts to Fascinate
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Worried you'll bore readers by incorporating facts in your creative nonfiction? Make researched material work for you!
Speculative Memoir: Making Space for the Imagined and Unexplained
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Are you speculative-memoir-curious? Learn how speculative elements can enhance your work and welcome your imagination back home!