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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Micro Memoirs: Writing Tiny True Stories
DESCRIPTION:Can you write a powerful\, true story in less than 300 words? Learn how to write emotionally resonant\, attention-grabbing micro memoirs. \n\n\n\nFor Creative Nonfiction\, Personal Essay and Memoir \n\n\n\nMicro memoirs (a sub-genre of flash creative nonfiction) are true stories from one’s life written with power and brevity. Generally defined as 300 words or less\, these tiny essays pack a powerful punch! With a limited word count\, every word matters. Through writing micros\, you’ll learn to distill what’s most important\, focus on a single experience\, and rely on images and sensory details to make your work pop on the page—work that can help your scenes\, essays\, and manuscripts\, too. \n\n\n\nDuring this online generative webinar\, participants will look at examples of evocative micro memoirs and explore what makes them effective. They’ll learn how to create a lasting emotional impact on readers with just a few words by using precise sensory details\, poetic devices\, and metaphor. At the end\, Bethany will provide three writing prompts as optional homework to jumpstart your writing! \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXPLORE the six key elements of a successful micro memoir.\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how to create emotional resonance so readers keep thinking about your piece long after they read it.\n\n\n\nGET TIPS for writing engaging and powerful micro memoirs that editors and readers will love.\n\n\n\nEXPLORE how compression\, sensory details\, and lyricism increase the impact of your writing.\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers who want to…\n\n\n\n\nExplore the possibilities of tiny prose\n\n\n\nImmediately capture the attention of editors and readers\n\n\n\nIncrease the impact and emotional resonance within all their writing\n\n\n\nLearn how to use compression and sensory details to make their work come alive\n\n\n\nExplore a form that can be written in liminal moments\, in the midst of life’s busyness\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBethany Jarmul is an Appalachian writer\, poet\, writing coach\, and workshop instructor. She’s the author of a poetry collection\, Lightning Is a Mother\, and a memoir\, Take Me Home. Her work has been published in more than 100 literary magazines including Rattle\, Brevity\, and Chestnut Review. Her writing was selected for Best Spiritual Literature and Best Small Fictions and nominated for the Pushcart Prize and The Best of the Net.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
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