Do you have funny personal stories you’ve been wanting to share? Do you want to write a hilarious polemic on the latest dance craze, your favorite movie, or the 75 reasons to love candy corn? Maybe you’re just looking to ad some humor to your writing. In this session, we’ll take an in-depth look at…

Do you have funny personal stories you’ve been wanting to share? Do you want to write a hilarious polemic on the latest dance craze, your favorite movie, or the 75 reasons to love candy corn? Maybe you’re just looking to ad some humor to your writing. In this session, we’ll take an in-depth look at…

Do you have funny personal stories you’ve been wanting to share? Do you want to write a hilarious polemic on the latest dance craze, your favorite movie, or the 75 reasons to love candy corn? Maybe you’re just looking to ad some humor to your writing. In this session, we’ll take an in-depth look at…

Whether writing prose or poetry, memory adds detail, authenticity, and drama. Memoirist Denise Low shares storytelling strategies to focus on real events and ways to explore deeper understanding. Be ready to listen, share, and write old memories in exciting new forms. 

In order for memoir to reach a broad audience, the writer’s personal experience must be relatable to the reader. In this class, writers will look at their own experiences and dig deeper to find the kernels of truth that make personal stories memorable. I will share my basic framework for memoir, which I call the…

Join us for a hybrid evening celebrating the release of Joanne Nelson’s collection of essays My Neglected Gods. Since January, Joanne has been leading the virtual program One Book’s Journey as her collection went through the publication process at Vine Leaves Press. We are pleased to have Joanne join us in person to read from and…

DEBWE: WELCOMING OTHERS IN In the Ojibwe language “debwe” means “to tell the truth.” Writing impactful nonfiction begins with a commitment to truth-telling and having the courage and narrative skills to let others in, especially if the work is deeply personal. In this one-day writing intensive, participants who are intersted in writing creative nonfiction–memoir, biography,…

Write On is proud to be a partnering organization of Door County Reads. This year’s selected book is Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff. Set in the fictional small town of Claypot, Wisconsin, the novel follows the stories of two ten-year-old boys and four adults. We’ll use Claypot as the inspiration for our program, Writing…

Memoir Mondays are free one-hour creative labs designed for seniors who want to write their life stories. Do you have stories you want to share but you aren’t sure how to get started? These labs are perfect for you! Volunteers will provide prompts to help you get started. You can write to the prompt or…

Memoir Mondays are free one-hour creative labs designed for seniors who want to write their life stories. Do you have stories you want to share but you aren’t sure how to get started? These labs are perfect for you! Volunteers will provide prompts to help you get started. You can write to the prompt or…