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Write from Your Heart: An Introduction to Memoir Writing

  • Saturday, January 03, 2026
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • The Mizell Center, 480 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262

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  • Standard or Student members who register on or before the date of the preceding month’s Insider Workshop will receive an early registration discount of $25 off the regular $80 fee. You must be logged in to select this option.
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  • Non-Members pay $155 for each Insider Workshop. Please note that if you choose to join the Guild before registering for this event you will pay a $75 Membership fee, and then the Member rate of $80 for the event—the same $155 total, but you’ll then gain all the benefits of membership in the Guild (including the Membership rate of $80 at any future Workshop).
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Announcing our next In-Person Workshop

IMPORTANT UPDATE

  

Write from Your Heart: An Introduction to Memoir Writing 

By: Susan Shankin

Susan Shankin is a publisher, creative director, and award-winning book designer with nearly a decade as a publisher and more than 30 years in the publishing industry. Known for her exceptional creative vision and unwavering commitment to excellence, she offers a full range of publishing services, including project management, editing services, cover and interior design, and marketing collateral.

Presentation Overview:

An interactive workshop designed to help writers uncover, shape, and begin telling their personal stories with clarity and purpose. Participants explore the difference between memoir and autobiography, identify why they want to write their story, and learn how turning points and themes form the foundation of a compelling memoir. Through guided exercises, writers begin mapping key moments in their lives, discovering patterns and emotional through-lines that give their stories meaning and direction. 

The workshop also introduces essential storytelling craft, including how to build vivid scenes, develop plot through cause and effect, and structure a memoir with a strong beginning, middle, and end. 

Takeaways:

    1. Clarify Your Memoir’s Focus and Purpose

    2. Develop a Strong Structural Framework

    3. Learn Essential Memoir Craft Tools

    4. Create Momentum and a Path Forward

    REGISTER

    To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration. 

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    Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. 

    Ready to become a member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild? Please click here.

    Event Contact: Dak Kopec

    Email: DakKopec@mac.com