Brooke Warner is the Publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress. She’s also been teaching memoir for twelve years at https://writeyourmemoirinsixmonths.com/
and https://magicofmemoir.com/. She’s a champion for memoir writers and writers of personal story and recently wrote a Substack post called Why You Maybe Should Write a Memoir. Brooke is a weekly podcaster, TEDx speaker, and author of three books on memoir, in addition to a regular speaker to CWC groups across Northern California.Cost
CWC Members: $25
Guests: $30
Includes buffet lunch
The Three Qualities of a Good Memoir
Memoir is a much-beloved genre these days, but it’s notably hard to sell to publishers. One of the reasons for that is because too many memoirs fall into the trap of being a story about what happened rather than the meaning that the memoirist infuses into events that shaped or changed their lives. In this session, Brooke Warner will cover three qualities of memoir that you’ll want to consider and understand if you want to write a story that will impact your readers’ lives. Covered in this session will be:
- Meaning-making
- Your story’s universal relevance or resonance
- Storytelling (ie, “showing”) and good prose
