New York Times Bestseller The Tender Bar by JR Moehringer is beloved for its depiction of American bar culture and for its themes of social isolation, growing up fatherless, and navigating the demands of masculinity.  It’s also written with the highest level of skill and charm, and the storytelling will wow you.

In this downloadable transcript and audio package, discover what you can learn from JR Moehringer’s structure, narration, and tightly focused themes as he propels readers through his adolescence and early adulthood with adept observations and vivid language.  We so loved this book, and you will too. It’s a book to enjoy first, and to learn from as you write your memoir. It’s a perfect example of seamless, vivid writing that takes you into what we call the dream of the story.

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Class 1: HOW TO CREATE A “STRUCTURAL DREAM” FOR YOUR MEMOIR

What The Tender Bar can teach us about linear structures and tightly woven themes.

Class 2: THE ROMANCE OF PLOT

How to paint a picture that enchants your reader.

Class 3: CHARACTER / CHARACTERIZATION

Making your reader fall in love with your characters—with all their charms and flaws.

Class 4: NARRATION

Using the reflective narrator to write about things a younger version of you did not know or could not have articulated.