They re the volcanic marriage of real life and fiction, and a chance to deliver our stories with sass, color and voice. By using a variety of techniques such as dialogue, melody and narrative, creative non-fiction and personal essay breathe new life into the ordinary telling of our tales. By delving into our experiences we squeeze the marrow from our lives and explore our emotional territory, sharing and making meaning out of the events in our lives. There will be a weekly writing assignment and students will come away from class with at least four finished essays. In addition, every other week, beginning with week two, participants will be asked to email drafts of specified parts of their work to the entire list, and to provide feedback on the work of others.
Personal essay is about uncovering the truth and telling our stories in our real voices.
Creative Non-fiction uses elements of fiction in the telling of a true story. We use narrative combined with live voice to make the writing more melodic, more alive and wired. Using free writing to unearth raw, unedited material and honing with diversity, melody and voice. The stories we re afraid to tell Writing as liberation. Using the hardest parts of our lives as material for story because that s where the energy is.