Autobiographical writing

When your own experiences become stories ...You like to write. So it makes sense to draw inspiration for creative stories from your own biography. Perhaps we write for ourselves in order to gain a better understanding of our inner life. Perhaps we write for others in order to pass on our experiences and insights to those around us. If you would like to learn how to develop interesting and entertaining stories from memories, then this weekend seminar is just right for you.- You will receive an overview of the various forms of autobiographical writing (e.g. memoir, documentary, literary genres)- You will learn techniques of story development and creation (e.g. chronological approach, working with the story).You will learn techniques for developing and shaping stories (e.g. chronological approach, working with time jumps and flashbacks)- You will try out different writing impulses (change of perspective, variation in tempo, stylistic devices for building suspense etc.)- You will write stories that you can share with the course- You will receive professional feedback from the course instructor

Course instructor: Dahmer, Sigrun. The instructor is a German teacher, licensed writing consultant (PH Freiburg), author and rhetoric trainer; she teaches creative and literary writing. More at: https://sigrun-dahmer.de/