Digging Deeper: Putting the Personal in the Personal Essay
Digging Deeper: Putting the Personal in the Personal Essay
July 17th
7:00 - 8:30 PM CST
LET’S GO DEEPER
The personal essay is…personal. It’s right there in the title. But adding those personal details can sometimes be tricky. Maybe you aren’t ready to explore the subject. Maybe you are just too close to it still. Maybe you think you are getting personal but everyone keeps telling you they want more.
In this workshop we will take your personal essay from surface level to heart level. We’ll talk about how to add personal details without revealing too much and how to add emotion to the story. We’ll also explore different POVs in which to write your story.
Come with an essay you’ve been stuck on or simply come to get inspired to start writing the essays that’s been floating around in your head all these years.
About Julia:
Julia is the founder and editor-in-chief of HerStry. Someone once called her ‘ The Main Babe', and honestly, that is probably the best description of her. She’s HerStry’s head editor, the bookkeeper, the marketing manager, the talent booker, and the IT guy. She’s the author of multiple personal essays, but more importantly she is the reader of personal essays. Since HerStry’s founding in 2015 she’s read thousands of personal essays and has gleaned a lot about what makes for a good essay and what a literary magazine editor wants to see from you.
