Lorraine’s Events and Appearances
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Friday–Sunday, July 12–14, 2024 workshop
In-person retreat
Friday–Sunday, July 12–14, 2024
(5 p.m. Friday–1 p.m. Sunday)
Writing the Speculative Memoir
Offered at The Center at Mariandale, Ossining, NY
Cost: $285 (all-inclusive)
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Writing the Speculative Memoir
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Speculative memoirs employ fantasies, metaphors, dreams, and myths to illuminate the writer’s inner life. These elements can help capture and refine complex emotional states. Come explore the power of the imagination to elicit—and herald—transformation. You’ll learn techniques to add speculative elements to your work and bring it into life’s liminal spaces. Come ready to write.
You will have time to enjoy the pool and Mariandale’s lovely sixty-one acres of land overlooking the Hudson River. You will stay in a private, air-conditioned guest room with shared bathrooms. All meals are included. The retreat begins with dinner on Friday and ends with lunch on Sunday.
For more information, or contact Lorraine.
Friday–Sunday, March 28–30, 2025 workshop
In-person retreat
Friday–Sunday, March 28–30, 2025
(5 p.m. Friday–1 p.m. Sunday)
Experiments in Memoir Writing
Offered at The Center at Mariandale, Ossining, NY
Cost: $285 (all-inclusive)
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Experiments in Memoir Writing
Most of us follow the time-tested Aristotelian three-act structure when we write our memoirs. But that mold is giving way to unconventional story-shaping techniques. You’ll learn to think about narrative in new ways. Perhaps you could write your memoir through an interior dialogue, via letters, or even in reverse. Maybe you could even link two stories. Come ready to write.
You will have time to enjoy Mariandale’s lovely sixty-one acres of land overlooking the Hudson River. You will stay in a private, air-conditioned guest room with shared bathrooms. All meals are included. The retreat begins with dinner on Friday and ends with lunch on Sunday.
For more information, or contact Lorraine.
Previous appearances are listed on the Past Events and Appearances page.