Glamour Presents: How to Tell Your Story

At Glamour, we know how to tell a story. We produce more than 185 pieces of new content per day. That’s a lot of stories! And we know how to get them in the hands of readers who will take notice and remember them–1 in 8 American women reads what we publish. In this course, we will share our expertise with you to teach you how to craft YOUR story.

This class is for the person who wants to find their voice and share it in writing. Maybe you want to write a passionate post on Facebook. Maybe you need to craft just the right personal statement for your grad school application, or maybe you’re daydreaming about starting a blog. If you have something important, sad, scary, opinionated or hilarious to say and you want to find a compelling way to say it in writing—this class is for you.

CONTENTS & OVERVIEW

This course is made up of 49 short lectures, where you’ll get a comprehensive guide on how to write a personal essay of your own. Each lecture will introduce a key pillar or concept followed by a simple, practical step-by-step exercise designed to help you put the learnings to use. Although the course will focus on developing a personal essay, the method you’ll learn can help you write everything from a passionate blog post to a memoir to a fiction novel.

You’ll learn how to:

·       Frame your subject

·       Find your written voice

·       Develop your character (even if that character is you)

·       Evoke a compelling setting

·       Plot your action or turning point

·       Tackle the revision process

and much more!

Everything you need is here in this course, right down to the notecards you’ll use to organize your thoughts and shape your ideas.

Through Glamour’s exclusive access, you will also learn from six top-selling writers including Jessica Knoll, J.Courtney Sullivan, Camille Perri, Stephanie Clifford, Mbolo Imbue and Ed Park about how they apply each of these pillars of storytelling to their own writing.  You’ll get their expert advice and plenty of inspiration to get you started on your path to becoming a writer.

By the end of this class, you will have completed a personal essay of your own.  And you’ll learn some tips and tricks to help you continue with your writing and take this from a passion project to a career, if that’s your dream.

Be the author of your own story and join us.

Who this course is for:

• This course is for novice writers who feel they have something to say but who don’t know how to start putting words on the page
• This course is not a good fit for someone who has a lot of writing experience and a strong grip on the basics of storytelling.