May 26: Learn how writing short unlocks your longer memoir
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Hi Reader, Join me and Linda Joy Myers to discuss how to turn scenes, chapters, and standalone memories into polished, publishable stories — for literary journals, anthologies, your blog, or Substack. Already published? You can adapt chapters into short pieces that generate new readers and keep your book alive. Introduction to the Mini-Memoir Method
You'll receive a confirmation email with joining instructions after registering and yes, you'll get a link to the replay if you can't join live. In this session you'll discover:
We'll close with a preview of our four-step Mini-Memoir Method — Find, Shape, Finesse, Share — the repeatable process we teach in full in our four-week Mini-Memoir Method course, starting June 9th. If you joined our April workshop, this is the deeper dive that helps you craft and finish one or more complete stories you'll be proud to share. Join us for the introductory webinar on May 26th, where we'll guide the session with plenty of time for Q&A. We look forward to seeing you there! Warmly, Carla P.S. Questions? Just hit REPLY — I'm happy to chat. |
Carla King
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