Introduction to Autobiographical Writing

Draw on your memory and life experiences to craft a literary project. Autobiographical writing requires a continuous analysis of memories to reconstruct your past and develop a narrative based on it.

In this course, learn how to write autobiographical stories. Storyteller, editor, and scriptwriter César Tejeda teaches you how to combine narrative techniques with your memory to tell stories that can only be found in your mind.

Meet your teacher César Tejeda, who tells you about who he is and how he began his career as a book editor and autobiographical writer. During his introduction, César also asks you some thought-provoking questions to get you into the right frame of mind.

Dive into the theory by analyzing the art of autobiographical writing and the debates surrounding it to get a more complete picture of this literary genre as a whole. Then, discover the tools and devices you can use to recreate the passage of time and capture the reader’s attention.

Now it’s time to put the theory into practice by writing–the only way to improve according to César. He shares some of the techniques he discovered throughout his own learning process and that he was only able to master through hours upon hours of writing.

Finally, learn some tips and tricks to give you the confidence to tackle bigger projects and move on from short stories to a novel. Wrap up the course by mapping out the next steps in your journey as an author.