25-A202 Find Your Memoir’s AHA: The Absolute Hook Attention-Grabber – Rusti L Lehay
We’ll begin by exploring themes to guide your narrative and pick memories that best show the essential inciting incidents. Whether you’re looking to make family history fascinating for future generations or share your unique story, here you’ll spotlight impactful life events that align with central themes intrinsic to memoir. Remember, the AHA moment transforms the ‘essence’ of your life experiences into a capital “T”, Truth, that resonates with your readers at their core. Learn how to reveal your major life choices/intersections in ways that reveal a shared humanity. You’ll know you have a book when you’ve previously shared stories and people spontaneously combust, saying, “You need to write a book!” Utilize the tools of fiction and poetry to craft your memoir. Join discussions in class on how to use your life experiences to pave the way for your readers to recognize themselves in one line. There is your absolute hook!
Instructor: Rusti L Lehay
Rusti L Lehay, a global editor and book and writing coach, has created over 60 resource guides for authors. Rusti’s clients generate consistent content, many becoming published authors. Her writers retain artistic control and learn self-editing techniques. Under Rusti’s empathetic, heart-centred approach, authors and novice writers build confidence to independently craft and tweak their writing. All writers have a unique voice to connect with their audience—the real boss, not the author or the editor. Rusti seeks to inspire, while making writing fun and easy. Ask about her international online writing events for new and seasoned writers. Her book Love Letters to Women Everywhere: Seven Cautionary Tales will be published soon.
