Create a three page magazine-style Micro Memoir to keep and share!
50% off Christmas Special!
Only $25 each for a three hour workshop and a finished story you’ve created!
Example stories you can tell:
A slice of your family’s God story
Favorite sporting memory
About someone special or tribute
The rocking chair where grandpa told you stories and what he meant to your life
A special holiday memory
quirky things a child did
A place that meant a lot
A vacation memory
A pet story
A day in the life of….
Memories of a special time around food
Favorite outfit and where you went with it
A spiritual event that impacted you
Final products that you will write and take home that you can keep, share or give as Christmas gifts:
A 2 or 3 page story printed on high quality paper with 1-3 photos in a colorful report binder.
A digital pdf that can be sent out to as many people as you want
YOU WILL NEED TO BRING TO THE WORKSHOP: A laptop with Microsoft Word on it and 5 plus digital photos relating to your story to choose from.
Highly recommended: Ahead of time, consider what story you might want to tell, or several ideas with photos of each. Marla can help you decide which one at the workshop, if you haven’t decided.
In the 3 hour workshop, a few of the things you will learn: Ideas for choosing your story and how to make it work in a short format. Writing techniques that will bring out the “shine” in your story, such as a great beginning hook, punchy and purposeful dialog, how to weed those cliches out, and tips for creating a great ending…and more!
About your workshop instructor, Marla Lindstrom Benroth
Marla has been writing all her life. She started a magazine at 10, received a journalism degree from the University of North Texas, has published columns, newsletters, articles, books and blogs. She served as a project manager and editor for 28 Good Catch Publishing books, and she also trained and mentored more that 150 writers.
She loves to hear peoples’ real life stories and help them capture those stories in various formats for others to enjoy.