This course is for individuals ready to transform personal history and lived experience into powerful creative nonfiction. You will learn essential techniques for moving beyond simple anecdotes to craft nuanced, compelling stories. The course focuses on key elements such as developing a strong narrative voice, identifying universal themes within individual events, and mastering the ethical considerations of writing about real people and moments. By the end of the course, you will have the tools to use your own life as rich source material, generating memoirs, personal essays, and other works of lasting literary merit.
