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Memoir 3 Memorable Memoir Workshop

Online Sep 21, Sep 28, Oct 5, Oct 19 (4 Sunday Mornings)10:00am - 1:00pm Pacific$4121 Spot Left

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**NOTE: This class has met once but we have a recording that we’ll provide to you for free & have pro-rated the price.

Are you in the throes of finishing your memoir and need help slogging through to the end with grace and flare? In this five-week Online Memoir 3 Workshop, successful memoirist Erika Schickel will help you take your pages to the finish line! This is a workshop-only class for experienced memoirists. Erika will also give students custom homework exercises to address the specific difficulties that they’re having as well provide a technical understanding of how to solve these problems. Be part of an exclusive, tightly knit writing group where you’ll get feedback in a Salon-style MFA format.

erika schickel memoirBy the end of the class, you’ll have made a significant dent in your memoir!Plus, you can workshop 1500 words every class if you want (she takes pages in order of submission). This class is open to students who have taken Memoir 2 at Writing Pad only.

Before you know it, you will be ready to join the ranks of the 51 students who have published books after after taking class with us.

Prerequisites: Memoir 2 at Writing Pad

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Erika Schickel

2 Memoirs, LA Times

Erika Schickel is the author of The Big Hurt (Hachette Books, 2021) and You’re Not the Boss of Me: Adventures of a Modern Mom (Kensington Books, 2007). Her reviews, opinions and reporting have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Tin House, Salon, the LA Weekly, Bust Magazine and elsewhere. She has taught memoir and essay. MORE

“She gave us useful writing assignments, suggested books, lead a dynamic and enjoyable class. Class was first rate!”
“Erika was incredibly SMART, thoughtful, insightful, compassionate, cool and funny. The structure of the class was great with a master class at top, then writing exercises, followed by our pages.”
“I have truly enjoyed Erika’s memoir class. I’ve been a writer for 23 years and I still learned something new every week!”
“Erika's class was exactly what I needed. I loved her clear directives on how to build a work that others may want to read and craft a narrative that is relevant, creative, and authentic. She is no-nonsense, inspirational and the kind of kick in the ass I personally needed to keep working on something that I've wanted to articulate for years. She's also wonderfully insightful and caring. I loved working with her so very much.”
“She really understands writing and expresses her knowledge very well. Erika did an excellent job covering the elements and structure of a memoir.”
“Her feedback is really great. She makes herself available for craft questions throughout and the lessons she gives are really informative and helpful. You really feel like she is pulling for you and giving you the tools to create the best project possible.”
“She gave us useful writing exercises, very thorough and kind critiques of our work, and suggested readings. Erika was great!”
“Erika's Resistance Smackdown is like a shot of B12 into your writing patterns. It's totally energizing and inspiring.”
“Erika is phenomenal! She clearly explained the reasons why we resist writing, gave us a lot of great ideas to combat them and shared her own personal experiences to drive home her powerful points. I enjoyed how interactive and engaging this class was. Erika is both compassionate and calls us out on our excuses/BS so we can become our best writer selves.”
“Erika has a wide breadth of useful information for writing memoir. She gives vivid and helpful examples from her own experience as a writer and her process with candor and honesty. She gave good notes for edits and strengthening my material.”
“Erika distilled the craft of memoir in a way that was so digestible, identifiable, and replicable for me. I've taken memoir classes before, and she helped me see and understand things in a way that I haven't before. This class was so practical, too - do your daily pages, let's check in about your writing life, etc. I would leave class and see the things she was saying/pointing out in things I was reading. I liked that she incorporated writing exercises. I needed someone to be like, "Here's a thing, go! See what happens!"”
“She listened, paced the class well, provided a good list of reference books, answered every question, had an engaging, clear and caring communication style. She was a fun and natural teaching approach.”
“Erika broke down the craft of memoir so clearly and in a way that felt useful. Her teaching of craft translated the abstract idea of writing a book into tangible methods for actually getting the work done. LOVED HER!!! Also, I appreciate the balance of craft lesson with workshopping, so that our critical thinking is informed by a lesson.”
“Erika's exercises and overall vibe were incredibly interesting. I took away so much that I can apply every day. She was outstanding!”
“Erika was very open and supportive. She encouraged sharing, questions, and created a very safe space. My class was fun, informative, and it made me want to check out other Writing Pad classes.”
“Erika is a good listener and gives great feedback. She's so respectful of each person's journey/situation and she's very encouraging. When she criticizes something, it's always constructive. She's so smart and has a lot of credibility. This term she faced a personal tragedy with the wildfires in LA, but she was on point during class - a consummate professional. She inspires me to keep pushing forward.”
“Erika was engaging, interesting, and authentic. She shared great anecdotes and experiences. I would recommend her class to anyone interested in memoir writing.”
“Erika shared a ton of wisdom during our five weeks and is clearly a very talented writer. I found myself laughing out loud a lot during her class. She gave detailed feedback to students during workshopping and was encouraging and kind to everyone. She frequently referenced and recommended various memoirs and books on writing which I’ve found really useful.”
“Erika is a great listener, and I really enjoyed her quick wit and sense of humor. I also appreciated how she gave detailed line-by-line edits—something not all classes I’ve taken offer. I valued the PowerPoints, the quotes, the book references, the thoughtful explanations, and her in-depth responses to student questions. Her constructive feedback on our pieces was incredibly helpful. I also enjoyed reading her book and appreciated having the opportunity to ask her questions about it during class.”
“Erika is smart and knows her stuff. She is encouraging and really knows how to foster great discussion. Her feedback is always valuable. I highly recommend her classes.”
“Erika is amazing and everybody should have the pleasure of taking a class with her. She is phenomenal as a teacher - giving tips and advice on her writing journey that are helpful for those of us writing memoirs. Her feedback on our writing is invaluable.”

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