Write Your Memoir One Story at a Time
Two-Hour Class with Carla King and Linda Joy Myers
APRIL 23, 2026
2-4 PM PDT | 5-7 PM EDT
Stuck in the muddy middle of your memoir? You’re not alone — and there’s a better way forward.
Instead of wrestling with the whole book, what if you wrote one small, powerful story at a time? Mini-memoir is the art of writing short, focused pieces from your larger story — a single scene, a vivid memory, a moment that captures something true. These pieces are satisfying to write, easy to share, and surprisingly powerful for unlocking the bigger work.
Wherever you are in your memoir journey, this course meets you there:
- Just starting out? You may still be finding your theme — or drowning in a kitchen-sink draft that tries to tell everything. Writing short forces you to choose: one scene, one moment, one truth. That focus will shape your entire memoir.
- Deep in your manuscript? Short pieces let you test your themes, share your work with beta readers, and grow your audience on Substack, your blog, or in literary journals — while your bigger book takes shape in the background.
- Already published? Keep your book alive and in front of new readers by adapting and publishing short pieces from your memoir. Every story you publish is a door back to your book.
In this two-hour class, Carla King and Linda Joy Myers will give you a solid introduction to the mini-memoir approach — with a short presentation, writing prompts, and a little sharing — so you leave with a real piece in progress and a new way forward.
Join us to hone in on one true story, build its scenes, and gain a clearer sense of where your memoir is going.
Please Note: This class will be recorded. All participants will receive the recording following the event.