We wrap up our study of Suleika Jaouad’s Between Two Kingdoms by discussing the structure of the story, writing emotion effectively, vulnerability when writing your life stories, and stories that are relatable to the reader.
We also announced the next memoir for the fall session of Life Writers, so get excited for what is to come.
In this video:
00:00:01 - Welcome
00:02:53 - Poll on what Life Writers thought of the memoir this session
00:04:21 - What did you think of the memoir?
00:07:09 - Enjoying the structure of "Between Two Kingdoms"
00:09:32 - Disappointed by lack of travel stories compared to treatment
00:12:09 - Writing relatable stories for memoir
00:17:23 - Sharing the internal struggles and being vulnerability when writing life stories
00:20:06 - Vulnerability and writing great stories
00:21:06 - The memoir relatable no matter your life experience
00:24:37 - A great memoir for helping others through life-threatening illness
00:26:24 - Learned from the internal journey in "Between Two Kingdoms"
00:30:02 - Setting a writing goal to share more of the internal story
00:32:37 - Expressing emotion with similes and metaphors
00:34:02 - Example of showing, not telling, emotion in the memoir
00:37:00 - Confusion with the timeline of story and flashbacks
00:41:44 - Making the reader feel emotion for the story
00:46:40 - Identifying the structure, purpose, and theme
00:54:30 - The next memoir for the fall session of Life Writers
01:05:30 - Reminders and what's coming up on the calendar
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