Memoir Writing: Write a Personal Story for a Universal Audience
About Me
A course by Courtney Maum , Author and Book Coach
About the video: About Me
Overview
“I will start by introducing myself and my background.”
In this video lesson Courtney Maum addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Memoir Writing: Write a Personal Story for a Universal Audience. Learn how to write a compelling personal narrative by exploring different literary devices and story structures.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hi, I'm Courtney Maum and I'm an American author. Ever since I was little, I was in love with books, reading, and writing, but especially books. But growing up, in my family people didn't read for pleasure, I don't think I've ever seen my father with anything but a newspaper in hand. Today my mom reads for pleasure, but she didn't when I was young, and my brother has a learning disability, so it's difficult for him to read and write. What I did have when I was a child, however, was incredible teachers. When I was in second grade, I had one teacher in particular, Mrs. Vicidomini, wh...”
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Course summary for: Memoir Writing: Write a Personal Story for a Universal Audience
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Areas
Creative Writing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Writing
Courtney Maum
A course by Courtney Maum
American author and book coach Courtney Maum has used stories to make sense of the world since she was a child. She studied comparative literature and French translation at university before going on to work in advertising agencies as a copywriter and corporate namer. She has used her love of storytelling to create compelling backstories for everything from nail polish to electric cars.
Courtney is fascinated with the creative process and has written and published several books with some of the biggest publishing houses and editors in America, including Penguin Random House and The New York Times. She also founded a collaborative retreat for creative professionals and has a regular newsletter, Get Published, Stay Published, in which she shares her tips for staying motivated during the writing process.
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