| The Art of Micro Memoir & Storytelling: Tell Me The Secret Story Only You Can Tell (Online)

For writers of all levels who want to grow or learn to write micro-memoir AND tell a story with stunning concision. Spend a generative, creative weekend studying and writing the passionate and 3 crucial story beats of your memoir or life story with Jennifer Schelter.

Micro-memoir is a short form genre, a cousin to flash. The micro-memoir genre captures a story in a flash of an eye, a litany, scene or summary. Micro-memoir offers writers a one-page frame in which to tell the inciting incident, spark tension, truth, and a whole world. 

Guided by Jennifer Schelter, you will study and write micro-memoir AND the craft of storytelling. The benefit of the course is that you will learn both the craft of micro-memoir and story-telling structure. The weekend workshop will include the craft of writing closely observed moments, and learning story structure to string the micro-memoires together to tell a larger story. Learn to write and voice the most captivating changes in your (the protagonist’s) life. Join us for the craft, joy, and concision that is micro-memoir and the art of storytelling.

This special pairing of micro-memoir and storytelling skills is like two workshops in one. Both crafts require the other and the workshop is designed to support and enhance both your writing and storytelling skills to craft memoir.

The primary source materials for the course will be – memories, journals, relationships, body awareness, childhood, a loved one, things that you are burning to write about – all catalyst and inspiration for crafting your memoir. Students are welcome to bring the themes, topics or objects closest to their heart.

This course is open to beginners, intermediate, and those who are interested in and adore this short form. 

Participants will learn: the craft of memoir writing through the lens of 3 crucial story beats (moments that raise the stakes for a compelling and surprising story), and correlating prompts to identify pivotal moments of the memoir (or documentary film). We will study story structure from the Save The Cat workbook template.