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Everyone has a story to tell. Whether a life is unconventional or relatively normal, there’s bound to be something fascinating about it. That’s why the contemporary memoir – everyday people telling their tales – has become such a popular phenomenon. Memoirs appear throughout magazines and bookstores and a lucky few, such as Angela’s Ashes and The Liar’s Club, even make the bestseller list.
To make readers care, your memoir must be told with the finesse of fiction. In our courses, you will learn how to focus your life stories, give them literary purpose, and apply such craft elements as character, plot, description, dialogue, setting, pacing, and theme. You will also learn how and where to market your work.
Whether you seek to write essay-length pieces or a book, we’ll show you how to best tell the stories from your life.
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Advanced - Online
Memoir Writing | 10-week Workshop
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Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, these courses helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work. Writers often repeat Memoir II to continue their projects.
Gotham has two separate programs for Memoir II online:
Memoir II-a – For writers working on either essay-length (short) or book-length memoirs.
Memoir II-b – For writers working on book-length memoirs.
All advanced students should start with Memoir II-a. Then, if you are writing a book and wish to continue with your study, you would follow it with Memoir II-b.
Which level is right for you? How
to Choose a Level
(3.0 CEU)
| Online Classes - Memoir Writing II-A
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- Write or refine one/two short memoirs, or begin or work toward completion of a book-length memoir
- Lectures that expand on basics of memoir craft
- Writing exercises
- Present work for in-depth critique (two times)
Prerequisite: Memoir I or the equivalent
View a course syllabus
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Tuition:
$395, Returning Students $365 .
Registration Fee $25.
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| Jul 9 |
Thursdays |
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24 hrs. a day
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| Aug 13 |
Thursdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Online Classes - Memoir Book II-B
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- Begin or work toward the completion of a book-length memoir
- Lectures that expand on basics of memoir craft and the book form
- Present work for in-depth critique (three times)
Prerequisite: Memoir II-a
View a course syllabus
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Tuition:
$395, Returning Students $365 .
Registration Fee $25.
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New Lecture |
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Thursdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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Memoir Writing | One-Day in
NYC
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The One-Day Workshops are fun, fast-paced immersions in a type of writing. You’ll get a mixture of brief lectures that hit the high-points and writing exercises that let you immediately try your hand at what you’ve just learned. The one-days provide an excellent overview of their fields, ideal for both the beginner and someone wanting a quick refresher course. Come in to class with a notepad, pen, and desire to learn. By the end of the day, you’ll be a more knowledgeable and skilled writer.
One-Days are for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
Topics include: the contemporary memoir defined, character, plot, description, getting published
| New York City Classes
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Tuition:
$125.
Registration Fee $25.
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