Turning Your Life Into Your Life Story
A hands-on master class that combines instruction with writing exercises to strength writers to create strong narratives in their fiction, essays and memoirs.
Join Hayden Trenholm, an award-winning playwright, novelist and short story writer for this two-day workshop, a hands-on master class that combines instruction and writing exercises to create strong narratives. Fiction and creative non-fiction writers will learn how to turn their personal or family stories and memoirs into strong, compelling tales.
Saturday April 9 and Sunday April 10, 2016
10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Northern Frontier Visitors Association
$120.00 for two days
10% Discount for members
Sign up at the Yellowknife Book Cellar in person or by calling 920 2220.
For more information, please email info@northwordsnwt.ca
Workshop Details
Day 1
Introduction
Creating Strong Narratives
• What happens Next?
• The Power of Structure in Story Telling
Building Strong Characters
The Power of Speech – Voice and Dialogue
Finding Time to Write
Day 2
The Role of Research – Writing What You Understand
Sources of Inspiration – Music, Art, Travel, Family
Reading for Writing
Q&A on Writing, Marketing and Publishing
Your Story and Others
The Writing Life
Conclusion
NorthWords Workshop April 2016
