A chance to explore your talents and see how it feels to become a writer. You too can be creative, convincing and compelling with words. Lots of fun exercises and tips will make it easier than you think.
We will playfully experiment with putting thoughts and ideas onto paper. We’ll look at simple techniques to help you write stories, we’ll dabble with journalism and poetry. So by exploring different genres you can discover what you most enjoy. You will be pleasantly surprised by your own abilities to create atmosphere, portray people and bring life, vibrancy and passion to issues close to your heart.
You will learn how to:
- Approach writing with less fear and more pleasure
- Understand what makes text compelling for the reader
- Abandon writer’s block – and lose the terror of the blank page
- Understand what makes a good piece of writing great
- Develop ideas and tap into your creativity
- Leave with lots of inspiration and an action plan of where you’d like to go next with your writing
How to Write Your Life Experiences and Memoirs – Online
Hosted by Wilmslow Guild and delivered by Zoom
Saturday 6 March 2021
10am – 4pm £36
Bookings and more info
https://www.wilmslowguild.org/courses/-how-to-write-your-life-experiences-and-memoirs-saturday-6-march-2021/1641/
Enquiries about course content to Judi 07799 644000
What People Say
“The course inspired me to have a go. I felt brave enough to share my history with fellow writers.”
Gill Michelson, Keswick
“Rejuvenating and inspiring. The course built up confidence using simple techniques. Use of tense and dialogue to bring impact was particularly well done.”
Benjamin Bradley, Bristol
“You have enabled me to shift from diary writer to story-teller, showing me how to engage my readers in ways I’d never considered.”
Margot O., Oxford