4-Week: In the Beginning—Crafting the Origin Story

In this immersive, generative class, we'll work on expanding the traditional memoir or character sketch into an epic creation myth. By braiding together personal and mythologized histories with ancestral lineages and geographies, we'll transform lived experiences into gripping, folkloric narratives. Class will include weekly short selections from contemporary memoirists, mythologists, and fabulist fiction writers; in-class writing (30-45 minutes of dedicated, prompt-driven writing time per session); and safe, structured opportunities to share raw pages and receive supportive, first-blush feedback. Whether you're writing about yourself or a fictional protagonist, you'll leave this class with a foundational origin story that anchors who your character is and where they are going.