Rosemount Writing & Editing Courses

MODULE 1: The Memoir Genre

MODULE 2: Creating A Story Within Your Life (a.k.a. Finding Your Focus)

WORKSHEET 2A: Life Experiences

MODULE 3: Your Story's Message

WORKSHEET 3A: Relating Message to Story

MODULE 4: Where to Start

MODULE 5: Treating Real People as Characters

WORKSHEET 5A: Character Assessment

WORKSHEET 5B: Character Sheet Template

WORKSHEET 5C: Dialogue Evaluation

WORKSHEET 5D: Unbiased Character Review

WORKSHEET 5E: Character Risk Assessment

WORKSHEET 5F: Libel Risk Assessment

MODULE 6: Dealing with Uncomfortable Subjects—Yourself

WORKSHEET 6A: Safeguard Plan for Memoir Editing

WORKSHEET 6B: Chapter-by-Chapter Audit

MODULE 7: Dealing with Uncomfortable Subjects—Other People's Reactions

WORKSHEET 7A: Assessment of Negative Reactions

MODULE 8: Creativity Within Memoir—Inserting Story Elements

WORKSHEET 8A: Adding Creative Elements to Your Story

MODULE 9: Bias & Liability

BLOG POST: Avoiding Gender Stereotypes in Fiction Writing

MODULE 10: The Ideal Length

WORKSHEET 10A: Word Count Evaluation

MODULE 11: Show Don't Tell

MODULE 12: Making Your Voice Active

MODULE 13: Readability

MODULE 14: Tackling the Dreaded Copy Edit

RESOURCE: How to Create a Style Guide

MODULE 15: Put the Pen Down—Know When to Stop Editing

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