Write Your Why: 7 Days Of Self-Discovery Through Writing

Writing for Beginners, Including How to Write a Diary, Memoir, Review, Letter to Editor, Poetry, Redaction, and Script

What you'll learn

Describe the etymology of the word "diary" and confidently create at least one diary entry

Use a mind map and complete a sample memoir excerpt

Develop an informative and evaluative review of any subject

Write a well-structured letter to an editor that clearly expresses a position

Describe seven different forms of poetry and compose at least three poems based on those seven forms

Identify what it means to redact a text and create a blackout poem

Identify the basic components of a script and write one complete scene

Essentially complete seven narratives from the student's own life story

Gain a library of carefully curated resources for future use

Requirements

No prerequisites are necessary for this course, except having an open mind!

Description

Hi there! My name is Amy. I've been a writer and a writing tutor/teacher for many years, and I recently developed my first online course with my dad in mind. My dad was never a writer, and wasn't a big reader either, but when he was around 70, he decided to start writing his memories. My family was thrilled!Before long, though, he stopped, and he even deleted everything he'd already written. When I asked him why, he said, "Oh, who wants to read all that old stuff anyway?" Well, I did. My family did. We'd have kept it and treasured it and gotten to know and understand new parts of him and his family and his life. He never went back to it, and now he's gone.I think there may be more people out there like him, who don't consider themselves to be writers and who don't have much experience or confidence, but who feel inspired to start for some reason.Maybe you're one of those people?Write Your Why: 7 Days of Self-Discovery Through Writing consists of seven lessons covering seven types of writing (diary, memoir, review, letter to an editor, poetry, redaction, and script), and the idea is to help you start writing and show yourself and others why you are the amazing and unique person you are.Each lesson has a video presentation narrated by me and a downloadable worksheet with a recap of each lesson, an assignment, writing prompts, and a carefully curated list of additional resources. You will also receive detailed feedback from me on any one piece of writing you complete during the course.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Diary

Lecture 2 Diary

Section 3: Memoir

Lecture 3 Memoir

Section 4: Review

Lecture 4 Review

Section 5: Letter to Editor

Lecture 5 Letter to Editor

Section 6: Poetry

Lecture 6 Poetry

Section 7: Redaction

Lecture 7 Redaction

Section 8: Script

Lecture 8 Script

Section 9: Conclusion

Lecture 9 Conclusion

This course is designed for people who feel inspired to try personal writing but they do not consider themselves to be writers, don't have much experience writing, and are lacking a little confidence