HeyJaredAnd a Dog
I am an incurable memoir addict. I love reading it, teaching it, and writing it. Here you will find stories from a life, but you will also learn how to write it, and how memoir can be transformative beyond the page.
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Autumn courses and masterclasses (opens the original)
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Live Substack catch up: memoir and the importance of attention (opens the original)
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Thank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video with ! Join me for my next live video in the app.Apologies for the bad quality of wifi! So much interesting discussion here, between two writers and teachers who have learned a lot from each other and continue… <img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="https://substackcdn.co
Into Being paperback launch: a live chat about personal narrative and the philosophy of attention (opens the original)
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Top tips from Arvon, and a few exciting courses to tell you about (opens the original)
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Recording: Memoir WIP Surgery (opens the original)
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I kicked off the discussion talking about how every memoir should start with an unanswerable question, and we went on from there. How it gives the memoir momentum, with each question leading to another. We also discussed openers, and process and many other interesting things. The next surgery will be towards the end of the month.I won’t be running my Writing Mornings next week as I am teaching an Arvon course in Devon.I’ll be returning to it on 14th September (9am-11am, Monday and Thursday). Re
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