


Over the years as I’ve worked with memoirists, I’ve observed craft elements that needed further developing for a reader to become immersed in the story. And scenes-the building blocks of your memoir.Ĭlass 2: Breaking silence-family, truth, and the inner critic.Ĭlass 3: Developing your structure and character. In this three-part online course, you will learn how to:Ĭlass 1: Beginnings finding your story and themes. Self-Study Course with Instructor Linda Joy Myers The Nonfiction Authors Association is proud to bring you a powerful program to show you how to write a compelling memoir. Gardner, Robert Hammond, Marina Aris, LaDonna Harrison, Jill Smolowe, Alison Dale, Vanya Erickson, Sonvy Sammons, Laurie Prim, Ashley Espinoza, Jing Li, Nancy Chadwick-Burke, Dhana Musil, Crystal-Lee Quibell, Apryl Schwab, Irene Sardanis, Jude Walsh, Fran Simone, Rosalyn Kaplus, Rosie Sorenson, Rosie Sorenson, Jerry Waxler, and Ruthie Stender.Calling all memoir writers, new or experienced. Anderson, Bella Mahaya Carter, Krishan Bedi, Sarah Conover, Leza Lowitz, Nadine Kenney Johnstone, Lynette Benton, Kelly Kittel, Robert W.

If you're looking for inspiration, The Magic of Memoir will be a valuable companion.Ĭontributors include: Jill Kandel, Eanlai Cronin, Peter Gibb, Lynette Charity, Lynette Charity, Roseann M. This collection has something for anyone who's on the journey or about to embark on it.

Azar Nafisi, Dani Shapiro, Margo Jefferson, Raquel Cepeda, Jessica Valenti, Daisy Hernández, Mark Matousek, and Sue William Silverman. Included are Myers's and Warner's interviews with best-selling and widely renown memoirists Mary Karr, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. In The Magic of Memoir, 38 writers share their hard-won wisdom, stories, and writing tips. Editors Linda Joy Myers and Brooke Warner have taught and coached hundreds of memoirists to the completion of their memoirs, and they know that the journey is fraught with belittling messages from both the inner critic and naysayers, voices that make it hard to stay on course with the writing and completion of a book. Description The Magic of Memoir is a memoirist's companion for when the going gets tough.
