Two Memoir Writing Workshops At Tattered Cover This Summer

My family was sitting around the table after a wonderful holiday meal a few months ago, and my parents started to tell us a story of how they took off one afternoon in my grandpa’s car. They were supposed to be going on a date to a local restaurant, but instead they headed south from their little town of Ashtabula, Ohio to see their hero John Glenn in a parade in Columbus. This was shortly after John Glenn returned from his space mission, where he became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.

My parents—then just teenage sweethearts—got in big trouble for putting so many miles on Grandpa’s Oldsmobile, but it was worth it. They were part of history.

As I listened to their story, I felt panic rising in my throat. Someone should be writing this down! How will I ever remember the rich details of this story so that I can pass it on to the next generation?

That experience around the dinner table inspired me to develop this workshop. We all have hilarious, compelling, poignant, soulful stories to tell, and they’re not going to write themselves. The time is now to Get In Gear and get the job done. Within 8 weeks, everyone in the class will have a printed memoir in their hands—a keepsake to hold those precious family memories.

I hope you will join me on this exciting journey! --Kelly Jo Eldredge, Author, Writer, Editor, 4 Cats, Ink

We are certain that if you spend two hours a week in this workshop and commit to writing five days a week, you will walk away with a book that you and your family will cherish forever.  The beauty of the digital age is that the book you have at the end of the 8 weeks doesn’t have to be static. You can append and update as often as you like.

 

The Heart and Soul Workshop Includes:

 

--8 two-hour writing workshops utilizing  the GIG (Get In Gear) Method developed by Kelly Jo Eldredge

 

--Essential coaching on the craft of memoir writing

 

--Tips on collecting and preserving your family history

 

--Prompts to get you and keep you engaged (you’ll never run out of ideas!)

 

--One-on-one support from Kelly Jo Eldredge

 

--Opportunity in every class to share excerpts, progress, and pitfalls

 

--Formatting and design support for publication

 

--A finished book printed on Tattered Cover’s Espresso Print on Demand Machine plus a waiver of the setup fees ($99 value)

 

There are two sessions:

 

Wednesdays, July 11 through August 29, 4:00 to 6:00 pm at our Highlands Ranch Store AND

Saturdays, July 14 through September 1, 10 am to 12 noon at our Historic Lodo Store.

Tickets are $250.00 per person for the series.

Order Tickets for Highlands Ranch HERE.

Order Tickets for Historic LoDo HERE.