Memoir Writing Class Online

Minneapolis MN

13 September, 2022

Description

Are you ready to write your life story? Join Mimi Holmes this fall for an online class: Writing Our Stories, Part I. Class will meet consecutive Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, beginning September 13 - November 1, 2020. No class October 4. Using the framework of Guided Autobiography (GAB) and sensitizing questions, participants will write their life stories two pages at a time. Writing is done outside of class (1-3 hours), and stories are shared in small groups each week. Attendance at first week is required. In-class activities encourage creativity and stir up memories. Learn more about yourself and the choices you made on your life journey. Your stories will be an incredible legacy for your family. The class needs 6 to go, and is capped at 12. Cost is $225 for the seven class series. Two half-price scholarships are available per series (1 per every 6 students), so the cost would be $115 for the series of seven classes. Mimi Holmes is a Certified Guided Autobiography Instructor who taught Writing Our Stories through OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at the University of Minnesota from 2019-2022. She has found GAB to be amazing, and also addicting; some of her current students have met with her 62, 42 and 27 times. A few have even published books of their stories. The small groups become family, interested to hear the next chapter in your journey. Mimi is adept at teaching on Zoom (break out rooms work well for small groups) and loves that she doesn’t have to drive to teach this class. Writing your life stories is a gift, both to yourself and your family. Perhaps this is the time to start! contact Mimi with any questions; she knows you have lots of stories to share. You do not need to be a "great" writer to do this!