Coming Back to Your Senses: Using Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, and Smell to Begin and Enhance Your Memoir

Writing a memoir can seem overwhelming when taken in large gulps. Using small bites of sensory details can take writers to a place where they can more easily control chunks of the narrative. Building from small moments by using sensory elements produces stronger characters, deepens plots, and leads to big moments in your memoir. This workshop will also discuss ways in which to write about difficult events in our lives using literary craft elements to help tell our stories. Awful and ugly events can be written using artful prose to highlight the emotion rather than the ugliness and leave you feeling a sense of confidence and control over your manuscript.

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Details: Coming Back Your Senses: Using Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, and Smell to Begin and Enhance Your Memoir with Denise Tolan takes place Wednesday, August 13, August 20, August 27, September 3, (no class on September 10), September 17, and September 24 from 6:30-8:30pm online via Zoom.

‍Prerequisite: None.

‍Genre: Nonfiction

‍Level: Emerging

‍Format: Generative Workshop

‍Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.

‍Size: Limited to 12 participants (including scholarships).

‍Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by April 28.

‍Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.