We all have images and memories that define us. But how do we use them in fiction without feeling obligated to stick to the truth? How do we avoid thinking that because an experience really happened, it automatically translates to fiction? How do we allow ourselves to stray from facts in order to produce compelling stories? 

One method is to focus on an image from the past and allow the emotions attached to that image to drive descriptions of a place and an imagined event that might happen there. This class will focus on several techniques like this to mine rich material from your past in order to adapt it for your fiction. Come ready to respond to writing prompts with the goal of producing drafts for later development.

This class is perfect for writers at any level, writing any kind of fiction, who want to use autobiographical experience to generate characters and plot.