Life Stories: A Master Seminar on Memoir [Brenda Peterson]
Your life is a story with drama, meaningful relationships, and unique insights. Whether you’re writing for self-exploration, publication, or to create a family legacy, this seminar helps you craft, create, and publish your memoir. From self-discovery to publishing, Peterson gives you the structure, editorial insights, and writing tools to turn your life into a story that inspires others. Writing exercises,workshop setting, and nourishing, constructive class critiques — join our writing community and tell your story. Meeting once a month, there are twelve spots total in this course.
Course meeting dates: April 19, May 24, June 21.
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