The Essential Tools for Creating Powerful Personal Narrative

The Nuts and Bolts of Memoir will provide you with the tools to shape, and give voice to, the essential story you want to tell. If you’re confused about where to begin, or having trouble with structure, technique, focus, or momentum, this course will guide you through the writing process and help you cross the finish line. Mark brings three decades of experience as an award-winning memoirist, mentor, and educator to his unique method of memoir instruction. This popular program has helped countless people around the globe realize their personal and literary goals.

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EXPERT GUIDANCE

Benefit from Mark’s wisdom and decades of experience empowering others to transform their lives.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

Engage with the material at your own pace, from the comfort of your home.

Writing to Awaken

PROVEN METHOD

Mark’s Writing to Awaken method of self-inquiry has helped countless people worldwide achieve their creative and personal goals.

What You'll Learn

Where to Begin

You'll sharpen your senses and explore the why behind your desire to write this story.

How to Focus Your Story

You'll sketch the arc of your memoir, where it begins and where it ends, and find the key moments, the essential building blocks of the narrative .

Maintaining Momentum and Crossing the Finish Line

Mark will help you create a game plan for your writing practice that can carry your memoir through to completion.

"I highly recommend this course to anyone who desires to write their story. Mark is an expert mentor and my writing, particularly my use of detail and dialogue, noticeably improved during the course. Every one of the assignments is interesting, and all together they provide an enriching experience of the many aspects of writing memoir. "

~ Alison, USA

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Meet Your Guide, Mark Matousek

Mark Matousek is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker whose work focuses on transformative writing for personal, professional, and spiritual development. He is the founder of TheSeekersForum.com, an online community for writing and self-inquiry, as well as the author of eight books including How Emerson Can Change Your Life: Lessons From an American Stoic, Writing To Awaken: A Journey of Truth, Transformation, and Self-Discovery, Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story, When You’re Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living, and Ethical Wisdom: The Search for a Moral Life.

I invite you to embark on this transformative journey with me.

Let me guide you toward unlocking your creative potential and discovering new depths within yourself. You’ll find joy not only in the process but also in the remarkable outcomes. Get ready for a life-changing experience!

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Course Curriculum

11 Chapters · 22 Lessons

  1. 1

    Writing to Awaken Self-Study Course Overview & Guidelines

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      Writing to Awaken Guidelines

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      Understanding Memoir

  2. 2

    Lesson One: Creating the “I”

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      Creating the "I"

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      Audio: Creating the "I"

  3. 3

    Lesson Two: Creating the Frame

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      Creating the Frame

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      Audio: Creating the Frame

  4. 4

    Lesson Three: Finding the Moments

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      Finding the Moments

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      Audio: Finding the Moments

  5. 5

    Lesson Four: Creating a Scene

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      Creating a Scene

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      Audio: Creating a Scene

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    Lesson Five: Creating Dialogue

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      Creating Dialogue

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      Audio: Creating Dialogue

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    Lesson Six: Creating Momentum

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      Creating Momentum

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      Audio: Creating Momentum

  8. 8

    Lesson Seven: Real-Life Characters

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      Real-Life Characters

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      Audio: Real-Life Characters

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    Lesson Eight: The Engine of Desire

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      The Engine of Desire

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      Audio: The Engine of Desire

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    Lesson Nine: The Power of Perception

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      The Power of Perception

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      Audio: The Power of Perception

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    Lesson Ten: The Power of Intention

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      The Power of Intention

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      Audio: The Power of Intention