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Episode 19: How to Think Like a Memoirist
1. Everything in your life is fair game.
2. Writing about your trauma can help you process it.
3. What captivates you is a good barometer for what might captivate your readers.
Join me on episode 19 of Cutting Chai Stories with Jayati Vora as I speak with Nadine Kenney Johnstone, author of the memoir Of This Much I'm Sure, writing coach and writing professor. She talks about how she turned her painful experience with IVF into a book; what is joy journaling; and introduces the story workshop method. (If you're intrigued by this method, stay tuned for next week's episode, which is also the last episode of Season 1 of Cutting Chai Stories, for a more in-depth exercise.) More on Nadine below!
My August session of creative writing classes for kids is now open. The theme is how to write description. Check out the classes at https://www.gumroad.com/cuttingchaistories
If you want Nadine's recommendations for good memoirists and examples of the story workshop method, check out:
Mary Karr
Cheryl Strayed
Morgan Harper Nichols
Patty McNair
Joe Meno
Randy Albers
To learn more about Nadine, you can visit her website: nadinekenneyjohnstone.com
Connect with her on Instagram:@nadinekenneyjohnstone
Sign up for her newsletter where you'll be the first to know about her workshops and get her free journaling guide:
Read her memoir: Of This Much I'm Sure
She is also doing visualization and writing sessions every Monday at 12 p.m. CST; sign up for her Writer Workout Membership between Aug 18 and 24 here.
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1. Everything in your life is fair game.
2. Writing about your trauma can help you process it.
3. What captivates you is a good barometer for what might captivate your readers.
Join me on episode 19 of Cutting Chai Stories with Jayati Vora as I speak with Nadine Kenney Johnstone, author of the memoir Of This Much I'm Sure, writing coach and writing professor. She talks about how she turned her painful experience with IVF into a book; what is joy journaling; and introduces the story workshop method. (If you're intrigued by this method, stay tuned for next week's episode, which is also the last episode of Season 1 of Cutting Chai Stories, for a more in-depth exercise.) More on Nadine below!
My August session of creative writing classes for kids is now open. The theme is how to write description. Check out the classes at https://www.gumroad.com/cuttingchaistories
If you want Nadine's recommendations for good memoirists and examples of the story workshop method, check out:
Mary Karr
Cheryl Strayed
Morgan Harper Nichols
Patty McNair
Joe Meno
Randy Albers
To learn more about Nadine, you can visit her website: nadinekenneyjohnstone.com
Connect with her on Instagram:@nadinekenneyjohnstone
Sign up for her newsletter where you'll be the first to know about her workshops and get her free journaling guide:
Read her memoir: Of This Much I'm Sure
She is also doing visualization and writing sessions every Monday at 12 p.m. CST; sign up for her Writer Workout Membership between Aug 18 and 24 here.