I took your online Start Writing Keep Writing course in October 2022, when my memoir was in a fairly early stage, and I’m delighted to say that I finished the first draft in March 2024! I couldn’t have done it without the tuition I received on your course and I look forward to rewatching some of the […]
Would highly recommend this course to all memoirists! Marnie breaks down everything you need to know in an interactive fun way. You will come out of each session with a jam packed reading list and feeling confident in what you need to write with lots of tips, tricks and writing prompts. There is always time
This course was a joy! Through undertaking this course, my initial hope of getting my memoir started has been exceeded in so many ways. Marnie’s enthusiasm for the subject is infectious, her sharing of knowledge and wide variety of examples spark so many ideas. The course is a great base to start your memoir writing
There are any number of courses and webinars you can take on how to write a memoir. Most of them follow the same path: talking about scenes, show, don’t tell, writing prompts, and/or advice on structure. All good stuff, but what makes Marnie’s Your Memoir courses different, and better, is that she makes a person
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Marnie’s course but I’m delighted to have completed it. I’m just starting my memoir and now have a clear idea how to achieve it having soaked up all her wonderful advice and worked on her writing practices. Thank you so much Marnie!
I am so happy to recommend Marnie’s classes. She is an inspirational coach, friendly, talented, encouraging, and fun to work with. You won’t regret signing up to any of her memoir classes or retreats.
The thing with Marnie Summerfield Smith is, she really knows memoir. Like, really, really knows the genre. She has spent the last 12 years working on any and all aspects of it. Her webinars are a delight, in that in order to show us what she is teaching, she reads from published memoirs and we
Start Writing, Keep Writing was just the boost I needed to get back to work on my stagnating memoir. I’d already written a first draft, but it was languishing on my laptop. Week by week, Marnie gave me tips and ideas to breathe life into my chapters and to rethink my approach to writing certain
