Creative improvisation for writers Memoir writing workshop
With Kelly Morgan
Begins June 12 – August 28 (No class July 4 holiday week) Meets Live on Zoom
Time: 5:00 – 7:15 PM Pacific Time (Link to figure out time zone)
Membership for 3 months minimum | $137.00 per month
One Ten Week Session $597.00
TAKE-A-WAYS
Over time, you’ll develop a fresh body of new work, revitalize your creativity, recover your spontaneity from perfectionism and develop new skills. This easier, more joyful way to write will help you create authentic stories that touch, inspire and entertain others.
Kelly Morgan has worked as a journalist, poet, spoken word performer, teacher, creativity and writing coach. She’s won poetry slams, published in literary journals and on blogs. Her books include A Visit Home, A World Without Seatbelts, and The Howling Coyote Between Your Thighs.
Her passion is teaching and for over 25 years, thousands flocked to her Hollywood workshops including The Artist’s Way (based on Julia Cameron’s international best-seller) to heal and transform their work and personal lives.
About Kelly, Julia Cameron, author of the international bestseller, The Artist’s Way said: “You couldn’t find a more sure-footed or inspiring guide.”
“Kelly makes it possible for you to fall in love with writing — again — or for the first time.” Sharon Malkin
Begins June 11 – August 27 | (No class week after July 4 holiday week) Meets Live on Zoom
Time: 6:30 – 8:45 PM Pacific Time (Link to figure out time zone)
Membership for 3 months minimum | $137.00 per month
Three-Month Program Starts September 21,2023.
TAKE-A-WAYS
Hear readers say “Wow, I loved what you wrote! It’s incredible! Surrender doubts and paralyzing perfectionism. Create a blueprint for your book — before you start writing it. Have the resilient mental outlook of a successful, published author. Stay on track despite distractions and delays. Have fun in live writing sessions with mentors and the community. Create a body of fresh new work. Write your best possible book. Feel exhilarating creative freedom!
Kelly Morgan
Kelly Morgan has worked as a journalist, poet, spoken word performer, teacher, creativity and writing coach. She’s won poetry slams, published in literary journals and on blogs. Her books include A Visit Home, A World Without Seatbelts, and The Howling Coyote Between Your Thighs.
Her passion is teaching and for over 25 years, thousands flocked to her Hollywood workshops including The Artist’s Way (based on Julia Cameron’s international best-seller) to heal and transform their work and personal lives.
About Kelly, Julia Cameron, author of the international bestseller, The Artist’s Way said: “You couldn’t find a more sure-footed or inspiring guide.”
“Kelly makes it possible for you to fall in love with writing — again — or for the first time.” Sharon Malkin.
Write Your Life Stories for a Memoir or as Fictionalized Auto-Biography.
What tales of yours are waiting to be told? What experiences would you like to weave into a story? What stories would you like to publish or turn into a book?
Your personal history holds a depth of emotion and a wealth of experiences, all waiting to be brought to life through the power of your writing.
This workshop is a journey of self-exploration, narrative crafting, artistic expression, personal growth, and transformation. You’ll pen your narrative, weave your victories and defeats, joys and sorrows into a unique tapestry. Unveil societal shortcomings, promote conversations, instigate change, or leave a legacy. It’s all possible. All you have to do is join us each week and write your stories now. Keep them for yourself, or one day share them with your family, friends, clients, colleagues, or the world.
In the summer and fall of 2023, draw inspiration from other people’s writing, including:
- The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer
- The Beautiful No by Sheri Salata
Buckle up for this safe. encouraging expressive writing circle and you’ll:
- Find Your Theme: Discover your central idea, one that connects with readers on a deeper level.
- Identify Key Moments: Write about different memories and chose to expand on those with a message and story.
- Create a Strong Narrative Arc: Uncover a clear beginning, middle, and end to your story and learn how to craft it into a compelling narrative arc that includes a setup, confrontation, resolution.
Showing, Not Telling: Use vivid descriptions and immersive details to show your experiences to your readers, rather than merely telling them. This helps to bring your memoir to life and keeps readers engaged. - Develop Characters. Explore how to portray the personalities, quirks, motivations, and conflicts of real people to make them relatable and real to your readers.
Write Authentic Dialogue: Experiment with how to portray character traits, and drive your story forward while reflecting on ways people truly speak.
Writing a Memoir as Fiction: Decide if you want to write your memoir as fiction, or as a memoir. Either way, learn how to use the elements of fiction such as conflict, suspense, foreshadowing, and pacing to make your story more engaging and hook your readers.
Master Point of View: Experiment with a 1st-person perspective, offering readers an intimate glimpse into your thoughts and emotions.
Be Emotionally Honest: Discover how to write and share work that is emotionally vulnerable and honest by reading your work out loud.
Live Online Sessions at Wednesday Night: 5:00 P.M. to 7:15 P.M. U.S. Pacific time.
Every week, during 2-hour, 15-minute Sessions, you will:
Meditate: Practice letting go of outside considerations. Get into the moment. Listen for your own voice. Allow.
Learn a Lesson With a Warm-Up Game: Learn more about the craft of writing. Apply teachings during a timed-writing. This is your time to play, be curious, try something new, step out of your comfort zone, and ask questions.
The Main Writing: In this second half of each class, create new writing or a story based on your life experiences.
Read Your Writing Out Loud – This is an opportunity to be heard and to observe what your Inner Critic is saying so you can train yourself to bypass it,
Feedback – Practice giving and receiving feedback to others in your small group or cluster by following special guidelines. The goal of all feedback in this workshop is to generate more writing.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO CLASS.
Every week bring your journal, a good pen and open mind.
