You have a meaningful story to tell and it’s high time you got it on the page. But with a lifetime of memories – yet so much getting in the way of your writing each day – how can you jump-start your story? How do you find just the right anecdotes to shed just the right insight into your own tale? Find out how in this day-long workshop led by writer Carol Dannhauser. The session will meet on Saturday, November 15 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in the Rotary Room at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road. Coffee, lunch and camaraderie will be provided. Registration is required.
This workshop will help you to design a personal writing practice, find and strengthen your voice, create a blueprint for your memoir and provide an opportunity to meet and work with other writers. Bring a pen or pencil and some paper (no laptops or iPads, please). You will be writing to prompts during this workshop and will be encouraged (but not required) to share your work.
Dannhauser shares methods she has developed during three decades of reporting, interviewing, writing and teaching. With carefully devised prompts, she leads individuals to a place where they feel safe and comfortable, and where they’re willing to share meaningful memories on the page with themselves and with others.
All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free. To register, or for more information about this and other programs, visit: www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 203-256-3160.