Writing the Taboo in Memoir: Bring Your Most Vulnerable Stories to Life

At their best, personal narratives about “taboo” topics speak to our darkest truths and teach us what it means to be vulnerable.
Walking the Fault Lines: Embracing Imperfect Memory in Creative Nonfiction

Can’t remember? No problem! Learn how to embrace faulty memory and find new insights for your creative nonfiction.
Writing Through the Lens: Think Like a Photographer to Craft Compelling Scenes

Struggling with writing scenes or recreating lost memories? Thinking like a photographer can help.
They Walk! They Talk! : Secrets to Writing Engaging Characters & Vivid Dialogue

Characterization in memoir is always a challenge: How can we make the people we know feel as real and alive for readers as they do to us?
Capturing Life in a Flash: The Art of One-Moment Memoirs

Write flash essays that convey the depth and breadth of your life stories.
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Writing About Grief, Loss & Trauma

Unsure how to start writing about grief, loss, or trauma? Stuck midstream? Wondering how honest to be?
Revive Your Creativity: The Energizing Art of Playful Writing

Stuck in a writing rut? Playful exploration will enliven your primary work and foster a sustainable creative practice over a lifetime.
Power Your Memoir with Mystery: How Curiosity Fuels Craft

The fuel that runs the engine of all good writing is our uncertainty…and the true curiosity of the writer
The Magic of Micro Prose: Find Your Story in 300 Words or Less

Unlock your storytelling potential and share your words with captivating brevity.
Collage Memoir: Arranging The Ephemera

Learn to find and tie together the theme in your vignettes, letters, diary entries and more, to create meaning, continuity and flow.