An Imaginative Storm
Manageable Memoir Workshop
in Paris
with poet & manuscript coach
James Navé
Sponsored by LKB Coaching, Paris
September 21-23, 2023
Limit 10
17th arrondissement near Porte Maillot, address upon registration.
The manageable memoir workshop
You can write a beautiful story on a single page. Put 100 pages together and watch a compelling narrative unfold.
In this Imaginative Storm: Manageable Memoir workshop, you'll work with the idea that your story doesn't have to fill 500 pages.
The key is to start small, be consistent, and understand that every moment in your life holds a story worth telling. Rather than trying to tell your entire life story all at once, you'll break your story down into 10-minute writing bursts.
Your story is not one story; it’s a thousand stories you can weave together however you please. In this workshop, you’ll discover how effectively this short-burst writing approach builds momentum while making your memoir exploration more manageable.
your Life contains endless stories
Your story is not one story; it’s a thousand stories you can weave together however you please. In this workshop, you’ll discover how effectively this short-burst writing approach builds momentum while making your memoir exploration more manageable.
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
• Break down the overwhelming task of writing a memoir into manageable, bite-sized pieces.
• Express your voice with newfound clarity and conviction.
• Uncover forgotten stories and bring them to light.
• Use writing bursts to develop memories and moments into rich tales.
• Embrace the art of storytelling and make your mark on the world, one page at a time.
• Grow your writing one sentence at a time into a well-managed memoir.
Paris 2006-2023
Our Imaginative Storm Group held a workshop in October 2022 at the Ramakrishna Verdantic Center, 40 kilometers east of Paris.
Since 2006, I’ve had the pleasure of hosting many Imaginative Storm writing workshops in Paris with my creative collaborator Lynne Burney.
Every workshop has been a delight, with around 8-12 curious people, many of whom return again and again. If you’d like to know more, please email me, and we can set up a Zoom session to answer your questions.
My Manageable Memoir—100 Days: A Poetic Memoir After Cancer
We’ll draw inspiration from each other along with two of my books, 100 Days: A Poetic Memoir After Cancer, from 3: A Taos Press, Write What You Don’t Know: 10 Steps to Writing with Confidence, Energy, and Flow, co-written with Allegra Huston.
Register today
Register today. Limit 10 Writers. 375€. Embark on this journey with us in Paris and explore the infinite possibilities of your stories. Have questions? Please send me an email.
Workshop Schedule
The Manageable Memoir: From Imagination to form
Thursday, September 21, 2023
13-13:30h: Arrive and settle in.
13:30-14h: The Manageable Memoir: From Imagination to Form
14-16:30h: Write From the Imaginative Storm to the Creative Form.
16:30-17h: Discussion and summation.
Friday, September 22, 2023
9:30-10h: Arrive, visit, settle in.
10-13h: The Natural Starting Place: Reframe perfectionism one story at a time.
13-14h: Lunch
14-16:30h: Buried Treasure: Locate your compelling experiences and turn them into bite-sized stories.
16:30-17h Discussion and summation.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
9:30-10h Arrive, visit, settle in
10-13h: Build Your Memoir: How to take your work and build it into a Manageable Memoir in 100 days or less.
Register today.
Limit 10 Writers. Your tuition is 375€. Embark on this journey with us in Paris and explore the infinite possibilities of your stories. Have questions? Send me an email.