Developing the Memoir

You may be interested in your own life stories, but how do you make them engaging to others? Whether you are interested in writing a personal essay or book-length memoir, learn how to shape your story with essential elements of craft such as voice, structure, characterization, point of view, conflict, sensory description, dialogue and the dramatic reconstruction of events. Examine ethical and truth-telling issues that arise when writing about yourself and the people you know. By the end of the course, you are expected to have produced a self-contained memoir piece of 10 to 12 pages. Enrollment is limited.