Announcing a Whole New Approach to Writing Your Memoir
Milk, Oscar-winning screenplay by Dustin Lance Black
“You are not sick and you are not wrong.”
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“I’m writing a biopic/Memoir and Anatomy of Genres showed me how to add Detective or Thriller story structure to overcome the problem with most Biopic or Memoir stories — that of dramatic build.“
– Jaelle Dragomir
Memoir–True Story is one of the most popular genre for books and films. What’s more, writing your memoir is the single best way to create meaning out of your life. But it is a surprisingly difficult story form to do well. And most writers lack the techniques they need to bring their unique story to life.
The MEMOIR-TRUE STORY AUDIO CLASS applies John Truby’s advanced story techniques to this intimate and popular genre.
You will learn the simple but powerful “10-10-10 System” that will turn your personal vignettes into a story with universal appeal.
Here are the main subjects we cover in the 16 modules:
1. Using the 10-10-10 System
2. The 7 Key Steps in Memoir
3. The True Story Film
4. Building the Story Frame
5. 5 Techniques for Storyteller
6. Creating Vivid True Characters
7. Designing the Plot
8. Autobiography Myth Beats
9. Thriller Memoir Beats
10. Comedy Drama & Straight Drama
11. The Detective Memoir
12. The Myth-Drama Memoir
13. Multi-Character Memoir
14. How Do You Feel
15. Tips for Writing Your Memoir
16. The 10 Keys for Adapting the Story
•10 key story beats of any Memoir-True Story
• Applying the unbeatable 10-10-10 System
• The 7 structure steps in Memoir
• Building the story frame
• 5 techniques for storyteller
• Character Map
• Using the Memoir Outliner to design the plot
• Autobiography-Myth beats
• The Thriller-Memoir beats
• Comedy-Drama & Straight Drama
• Detective & Myth-Drama Memoirs
• Multi-character Memoir
• Nightmare Map and Growth Map
• The 10 keys for adapting the story