“All memoirs begin with memory, sometimes just a barely perceptible image from childhood that wants to come to life,” says instructor David Jacobson.
In this 3-hour class, through writing prompts carefully chosen by David, you’ll pinpoint the memories that drive you to the page, ones that thrill, haunt, and comfort you. You’ll write, reflect, and write some more. Alongside the writing, you’ll learn practical methods to continue to pinpoint key moments from your life, depict them with emotional clarity, and envision them as part of a cohesive narrative. Excerpts from inspiring articles, author interviews, and memoirs—including David’s—will illustrate how writers work with the clay of memory to shape memorable stories.
You’ll leave this class with plenty of new writing and writing strategies, as well as a clearly marked pathway to pursue your own memoir.
About The Writing Salon's In-Person Classes
Before your class meets, you'll receive an email from The Writing Salon with more information about the class. If you have any questions about in-person learning, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at hello@writingsalons.com.
David Jacobson is sole proprietor of Inkflow Communications, which provides writing/editing services and marketing communications consulting to social impact organizations in the areas of youth development, sports/fitness, and DEI efforts. He has self-published Az der Papa (a YA coming-of-age novella), At the Cookout: A White Man’s Journey in Black America (memoir), and The Man Behind the Mask (collaboration with American Ninja Warrior athletes Flip Rodriguez and Noah Kaufman). David’s work is rooted in a journalism career that started at age 15 in 1979 and has included thousands of articles, op-eds, and blogs for his employers and clients.
- Saturday, September 20, 10:00am-1:00pm
David's teaching style is casual, relaxed, and very student-focused. It's clear that he cares about helping each student individually, and he's designed the class to be flexible enough to accommodate our needs.
David's class got me writing again after months of a dry spell.