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Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself Specialization
Wesleyan University

Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself Specialization

Write Your Story with Confidence. Learn from four published memoirists and essayists the tools and tricks to write your story

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Amy Bloom
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Greg Pardlo

Instructors: Amy Bloom

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Specialization - 4 course series

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Writing in First Person Point of View

Course 25 hours4.7 (109 ratings)

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Category: English Language
Category: Creative Writing
Category: Storytelling
Category: memoir

Writing a Personal Essay

Course 36 hours4.5 (81 ratings)

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Category: Writing

Writing Stories About Ourselves

Course 49 hours4.3 (90 ratings)

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Amy Bloom
Wesleyan University
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