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“Eleanor Deckert's Memoir Writing Method”
In-person. Online.
1.5 hours each week.
16 weeks x $20 per week = $320.
Weekly email with Zoom link & handouts.
All writing techniques introduced in these seminars
are illustrated with examples in Eleanor’s first memoir:
‘10 Days in December’ (book and postage included).
2026-2027 Annual Wintertime Tuesdays Schedule:
Tuesdays: November 3, 10, 17, 24: GET CURIOUS
December break for holidays
(You will have your copy of ‘10 Days in December’ to read, as well as activities mailed to you)
2026-2027 Wintertime Tuesdays Schedule continues :
January 5, 12, 19, 26: GET FOCUSED
February 2, 9, 16, 23: GET ORGANIZED
March 2, 9, 16, 23: GET CREATIVE
To sign up, contact Eleanor:
10daysindecember at gmail dot com
Since her first memoir came out in 2015,
Eleanor has encouraged people
to begin writing their memoir:
for their own enjoyment, for the family,
to preserve local history, or for publication.
PEOPLE ASK:
Q: I want to write a memoir about my ancestors and my life for my descendants.
How did you do it?
A: GET CURIOUS (November)
What is memoir?
Establishing writing habits.
Who? What? Where? When? How? Why?
7 ways to begin.
PEOPLE ASK
Q: I don't want to follow a prepared formula.
How can I write something authentic?
A: You need to GET FOCUSED (January)
Title. Theme. Topics. Tips.
PEOPLE ASK:
Q: I have ideas, journals, letters, photos, family
stories... What to include? What to omit?
How will I organize these random pieces into
a meaningful whole? For myself? others?
A: GET ORGANIZED (February)
Story Structure can be learned.
Explore the options.
Revise your manuscript.
PEOPLE ASK:
Q: My writing is dull, how can I make it more interesting to read?
A: GET CREATIVE (March)
Seven Predictable Patterns® found recurring
in Nature open abundant creativity.