Writing your memoir is an exciting and encouraging experience. Not only do you record your experiences for future generations to read, you may also gain insight into your present journey which lights the way to the future. When you write, you learn about yourself. You may finally figure out the reasons for your own behaviors or that of your family members. With the experience comes understanding and acceptance. There are readers waiting for what only you can share!<\/p>\n
Let’s begin!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
MODULE 1: Creative Nonfiction <\/strong> MODULE 2: Definitions<\/strong> MODULE 3: Choices for Point of View and Verb Tense<\/strong><\/p>\n 1st Person Point of View<\/a> MODULE 4: Crafting<\/strong><\/p>\n What is craft?<\/a> What does it mean to back up observations with research?<\/a> MODULE 6: The Essay<\/strong> Module 7: Elements of Fiction<\/strong> used in creative nonfiction<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Set the story in story scenes<\/a> Writing your memoir is an exciting and encouraging experience. Not only do you record your experiences for future generations to read, you may also gain insight into your present journey which lights the way to the future. When you write, you learn about yourself. You may finally figure out the reasons for your own behaviors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2692"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3074,"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2692\/revisions\/3074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Why do we write<\/a>?
What is creative nonfiction<\/a>?
How do I start?<\/a>
Which format should I use?<\/a>
Should I fictionalize my story?<\/a>
Do you have a faith story?<\/a>
What are the elements of great storytelling?<\/a> <\/p>\n
As you embark on this marvelous journey some study of terminology <\/strong>might be beneficial, if for no other reason than to be on the same page as we work together. Since the first version of my website highlighted international voices and the sharing of culture, I’ve kept the definitions intact. And let’s start there, with the term “culture.”<\/a><\/p>\n
What does it mean to write from hindsight?<\/a>
3rd Person Point of View<\/a>
3rd Person Point of View: the Continuum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
What is a good lead?<\/a>
Why use short sentences?<\/a>
What do you mean by sentence variety?<\/a>
How do I manage the complex sentence?<\/a> and a parallel one?<\/a>
What do we mean by “voice?”<\/a>
Using simile<\/a> and metaphor<\/a>
Examples of Similes from Adorning the Dark, Part I<\/a>
Examples of Metaphor from Adorning the Dark, Part II<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
MODULE 5: Research & Presenting Evidence<\/strong><\/p>\n
Your Backstory<\/a>
How is your family your first culture?<\/a>
Would your letters qualify as research?<\/a>
How to handle foreign words and foods?<\/a>
Start with the familiar<\/a><\/p>\n
The word study<\/a>
Expressing Regret<\/a>
The Essay of Regret<\/a> and a sample Finlandia, I Wish<\/a>
A Recipe for a Delicious Essay <\/a>and a sample From Cowpoke Bean to Cassoulets<\/a>
Structure your Essay for readers to Understand the Unfamiliar<\/a>
the braided essay<\/a><\/p>\n
What is tone-setting? <\/a>
characterization
add dialogue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"