This presentation will provide the tools necessary to begin taming the chaos of memory into the order and beauty of memoir.
Essential elements of writing a memoir will be addressed, including determining its focus, accurately representing real people, structuring the manuscript, and more. Writing exercises and lecture will open the door to knowledge and inspiration for writing attendees’ own memoirs. There will be ample time to ask questions.
The presentation is appropriate for anyone who wants to write and has a story to tell.
Catharine H. Murray lives in Portland, Maine where she teaches writing workshops and works as a writing guide and editor helping emerging writers shape their stories into finished work. Her recently released memoir Now You See the Sky (Akashic Books, 2018), has been described as “a tender, love-filled story” by Kirkus Review and “an extraordinary memoir, forthright, honest and haunting” by the Portland Press Herald. In January of this year it topped their best-seller list for Non-Fiction.
Venues for Murray’s workshops and talks have included Ocean Park Writers’ Conference, Harvard University, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Maine State Prison, Virginia Festival of the Book, and the University of New England. Murray earned her BA at Harvard and her MFA at the Stonecoast Writing Program at the University of Southern Maine where she was the Creative Non-fiction Editor of the Stonecoast Review. VISIT catharinehmurray.com