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Memoir Nonfiction: Writing Your Own Story

Someday You Will Be An Ancestor

Learn how to write your own memoir or family history with Dina Carlson, editor of Iron Gate Publishing

Celebrity memoirs are often in the news, but you can master the techniques that make their (often ghost-written) stories come to life. The key is to incorporate a few tips from creative non-fiction, when to use them, and when not to, to make your story engaging enough to keep the reader interested from beginning to end. The roots of good storytelling will help you go from rambling to readable. A few quick and simple tips will get you churning out memories your relatives will read.

This is a hybrid class taught both in-person and online, you are welcome to attend in-person and bring your own laptop or IPad, or a Chromebook will be provided for you if you register. Walk-ins are welcome, but a laptop may not be guaranteed.

YouTube link to view class LIVE STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzqscNQw2Cs 

This class will be taught remotely by Dina Carson, editor at Iron Gate Publishing, who has been involved in genealogy for more than three decades, and is currently the coordinator of the Boulder Pioneers Project, a comprehensive look at the original source documents for Boulder County during the Territorial period (1859-1876). She is the author of more than ninety annotated indexes of Boulder County source materials, and is the author of 10 books about publishing and genealogy including, "Publish Your Family History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the Stories of Your Ancestors", and "Colorado's Historical Assets: A Research Guide for Genealogists, Local Historians and History Buffs".

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