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Memoir: Telling Your Story with Caroline Barron
Figuring out how to tell your story is the most challenging aspect of memoir writing. In this module, Caroline looks at memoir basics (what memoir is and isn’t, the role of point of view, ethics and permissions, universal themes, and the road to publication). However, the secret sauce of this workshop is the detailed look at the role of time in memoir—where on the timeline you are standing to tell your story—plus how to tackle the one biggest issue she sees in clients’ work: story structure. Caroline will take you through five structures to lay over your work to help you decide which is best to carry your story.
Module content
By the end of this module, you will understand the process of creating and publishing a memoir, including:
- Elements of memoir
- Point of view
- Tense
- How to use time
- Theme
- Two types of memoir
- Five structures of memoir
- Next steps and editing
- Permissions
- Writing as therapy
- The road to publication