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Creative Non-FictionWriting Your Memoirs: The Surprise Story of Your LifeJA9-N01
Writing to Charm and Fascinate: A Memoir SeminarJA9-N02
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Visiting Writer SeriesHosted by Steve Huff The Visiting Writer Series brings together Writers from out of town as well as from the Greater Rochester Area. First FridaysFeb. 5, 6 p.m. This Friday you can help celebrate Valentine's Day with us by reading some of your favorite love poems. and hear those read by others. Writers & Books is looking for people to sign up to read their favorite love poems for our First Friday on February 5th here at W&B. It can be your own poem, or a favorite by another poet. Valentine Card PartySaturday February 6, 10 a.m.-noon Why buy valentine cards when you can make your own? We’ll provide the materials; you provide the imagination. A wide array of special papers and sparkly adornments will offer inspiration. Writing experts will be on hand to help you find just the right words for that special someone. Come join the community of creativity! Genesee Reading SeriesHosted by: Wanda Schubmehl Now in its 26th year, the Genesee Reading Series presents writers from the greater Genesee Valley region reading in the Verb Cafe. Learn more about our featured authors.
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If you're interested in writing about your life but don't know where to start, this is the class for you. We'll discuss different forms of memoir and do writing exercises that will help you find the stories inside the flow of events in your life. Writing does more than put down what you already know; it helps you discover new meanings. We'll learn the basics of how to “show, not tell” so that your writing can come alive. You'll learn how to use dialog, description, action, inner thoughts and summary the way a fiction writer would to write compelling stories. 
To write an interesting memoir, the writer needs to draw generously on lifetime experiences, says Richard M. Rosenbaum, author of the political memoir No Room for Democracy. Examine your scrapbooks, records, old letters, and your memories. You need a good memory. Some humor is desirable. Henry Kissinger, in the book’s Foreword, calls it "a plum pudding of fascinating stories." You need fascinating. The New York Times calls it a "charming memoir." You need charming. C-span featured it because they found it classy and exciting. You need classy and exciting. And you need to work hard. In this class Richard Rosenbaum will focus on the memoirist’s tasks, techniques, and ultimate satisfactions.