
“Boundaries & Strategies for Writing Difficult Stories” with Cinelle Barnes
October 6, 2021 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CDT
$49.00 – $109.00- This event has passed.
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$49 for Members
$109 for Non-Members
All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month.
How do we begin writing personal stories of trauma or loss?
In this three-hour course, memoirist, essayist and editor, Cinelle Barnes, teaches writing difficult stories that involve trauma or loss. We’ll explore questions like: How do we set scope? How do we organize memories? Which stories are ours to tell? Why write them at all? Broken down into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of writing trauma or loss, we’ll look at boundaries to set— on the page and in our lives—and strategies that aid in the artful telling of our delicate stories. Through a lecture plus in-class and take-home writing exercises, you’ll gain confidence–and peace–about writing and reclaiming your story.
TAKE THIS CLASS IF
- If you’ve survived a childhood, a catastrophe, or a loss, and need encouragement and guidance on how to care for yourself and your craft.
- Getting better at writing personal narratives matters to you as much as getting better (after loss, trauma, or catastrophe) does.
- You need generative prompts that ease the process of writing personal, perhaps painful, stories.
The deadline to register for this class is Wednesday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m. CDT.