Write | FREE MEMOIR WORKSHOP

Go from waiting for the perfect time to:

WRITING THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THREE DAYS.

And no. You don't have to have it all figured out before you start.

But if you're sitting on stories and experiences you're itching to write about, this workshop is for you.

"This is the most useful writing class I've ever taken."

Reserve your spot right away:

«My story wants to be told and I finally think I can.»

Whether you've started 38 books, or your memoir is a big fat mess, or you haven't written a single word, you will love it here.

Plus, you didn't spend all that time thinking about your book only to miss out on the writing part.

WRITE: a powerful, practical, and entertaining approach to starting your memoir. Hello, first chapter!

"If writing your story has been something you’ve thought about but haven’t done, get yourself into this free workshop with Inger.

Not only is she a genius at clearing away the stuff that gets in our way, but she’s also loads of fun!"

- Tracy Hewitt /Artist & Coach

This is WRITE in a nutshell:

1. You will write the first chapter of your memoir.

2. You don't have to read anything out loud.

3. You will learn how to make your first sentence POP, and other writing tools that will make you feel like a proper author.

OUR MOTTO IS: LESS THINKING, MORE WRITING.

Cost: Free.

IMPORTANT DATES

The workshop will run from October 21st-23rd

During our time together, we'll have 3 live classes:

1. Wednesday, October 21st, at noon Central Time (USA)

2. Thursday, October 22nd, at noon Central Time

3. Friday, October 23rd, at noon Central Time

All classes will last 60 minutes, and we will meet on Zoom.

Showing up LIVE is the best ( but yes, all the classes will be recorded ).

Which one are you?

You've started and stopped a million times. You call yourself a quitter. Super frustrating. But the book is still calling you. You are ready to start again.

Your memoir is done, but only inside your head. It's time to put pen to paper.

You know you could become the next Elizabeth Gilbert. But who has the time? However, you like the idea of diving into the first chapter. That's totally something you can and will do!

You're not sure what to write about. What would make a coherent story?

Maybe your situation isn't exactly like that, but. . .

. . . This is where you finally learn to move with your thoughts and keep writing.

This workshop is a gift to yourself, to your creativity, and to all the stories you're not done with.

Hi! I'm Inger Dybvig Kenobi, your writing instructor.

The winter after I turned 16, my uncle and I were in a smoke-filled pub in Norway. He looked around and said, 'If we closed the doors and asked everyone to tell their life story, there would be no need for fiction.'

He was right.

Growing up, I always read books about Helen Keller, Florence Nightingale, and Walt Disney. Memoirs and biographies are the best!

As a memoir writer, I love that you don't have to worry about world-building. And no, you don't have to have done something super impressive to write about your life, and your memoir doesn't have to be a big epic production starting with your birth and droning on and on about everything.

My first memoir is about the year I stopped shopping. My second memoir is a collection of journal entries from when I went from thinking about writing to publishing my first book.

The one I'm working on now is about the ten years I lived at a Tibetan Buddhist centre. What will yours be about? Only one way to find out!

WRITE is both a memoir workshop and a turning point.

Learning how to tell your story will give you powers you didn't know you had.

Not only on the page, but in life as well.

All you have to do is say YES.

YES!

In this free workshop, you will learn:

THE SECRET BEHIND ALL GREAT MEMOIRS.

Hint: it's not being famous or writing about something super impressive.

ILLOGICAL TRICKS THAT WORK REMARKABLY WELL

What to do when you feel stuck or uninspired? Here you will learn some illogical and nonsensical tricks that work, even if it's impossible to explain why.

THE FOUR BEST WAYS TO START A CHAPTER

There are four great ways to start the first chapter. You will learn all of them and pick the one that makes you go, 'Yes! Now we're talking!' You will also learn how to make the very first sentence POP.

I know from experience that starting is the hardest part, so I want to make it as easy, as fun, and as useful for you as humanly possible.

THIS PROCESS WORKS.

Writing the first chapter leads to awesome things like:

-Letting go of the illusion that you need to be a good writer before you start to write.
-Starting to get confident seeing your voice on the page.

- Discovering how many cool stories you're sitting on.
-Actual, physical progress!
-Feeling like a million bucks.

'Inger is a brilliant write and super fun teacher. I recommend this memoir workshop wholeheartedly to all my writer buddies out there. Whether you’re an experienced or brand new writer, you will have a wonderful time. I’ll be there; I say yes to everything Inger offers. She’s that fabulous.'

- Melanie Phoenix / haiku poet and author

YOUR BOOK IS CALLING YOU

This workshop is for budding memoirists who are ready to write, even if they don't know what it will lead to.

Wanting to do it is enough.

Your next step? Fill in the form below.

Memoir workshop

RESERVE
YOUR
SPOT

(After you've filled out this form, you'll receive a welcome email with all the relevant details. Can't wait to meet you and your memoir! )

But, but. but!

I'm not sure what I want to write about. I have so many ideas. Will this workshop be useful?

OMG! Yes! Doing beats pondering, every single time. Once you start, you know what you're dealing with, not what you might hypothetically be dealing with. . . .

And no, you don't have to wait until you feel ready. The secret is to start, and that's when all the ideas, insights, and inspiration that's been hiding in plain sight will become visible.

I have written my first chapter. I need help with the rest of the book. Should I register or not?

Come! Nothing you learn here will go to waste. You might see your chapter in a new light. You might write a different first chapter, just to see. You will walk away with ideas for how to start chapter two. . . .

I'm in!

Some memoir ideas to get the creative juices flowing:

It can be funny and deeply moving, like David Sedaris' books.
It can focus on only one year of your life, like Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love, or like Cheryl Strayed's Wild.
It can be camouflaged as fiction, like Nora Ephron's Heartburn.
It can be both spiritual and playful, like all of Anne Lamott's books.
It can weave together two events, like theft and suicide, as in Sloane Crosley's book Grief is for People.
It can weave together universal themes and personal experiences, like in Caitlin Moran's How to be a Woman.

OMG! Signing up!

"If Nora Ephron and David Sedaris had a love child, it would be Inger Kenobi. She's a brilliant writer."
-Ingvild Paulsen, journalist and cultural trend spotter.

Reserve your spot right away:

Whether you've started 38 books, or your memoir is a big fat mess, or you haven't written a single word, you will love it here. Plus, you didn't spend all that time thinking about your book only to miss out on the writing part.

WRITE: a powerful, practical, and entertaining approach to starting your memoir. Hello, first chapter!

This is WRITE in a nutshell:

Which one are you?

Maybe your situation isn't exactly like that, but. . .

. . . This is where you finally learn to move with your thoughts and keep writing.

This workshop is a gift to yourself, to your creativity, and to all the stories you're not done with.

In this free workshop, you will learn:

Writing the first chapter leads to awesome things like:

-Letting go of the illusion that you need to be a good writer before you start to write. -Starting to get confident seeing your voice on the page. - Discovering how many cool stories you're sitting on. -Actual, physical progress! -Feeling like a million bucks.

YOUR BOOK IS CALLING YOU

This workshop is for budding memoirists who are ready to write, even if they don't know what it will lead to.

Wanting to do it is enough. Your next step? Fill in the form below.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

(After you've filled out this form, you'll receive a welcome email with all the relevant details. Can't wait to meet you and your memoir! )

But, but. but!

Some memoir ideas to get the creative juices flowing:

It can be funny and deeply moving, like David Sedaris' books.

It can focus on only one year of your life, like Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love, or like Cheryl Strayed's Wild.

It can be camouflaged as fiction, like Nora Ephron's Heartburn.

It can be both spiritual and playful, like all of Anne Lamott's books.

It can weave together two events, like theft and suicide, as in Sloane Crosley's book Grief is for People.

It can weave together universal themes and personal experiences, like in Caitlin Moran's How to be a Woman.

"If Nora Ephron and David Sedaris had a love child, it would be Inger Kenobi. She's a brilliant writer." -Ingvild Paulsen, journalist and cultural trend spotter.

Whether you've started 38 books, or your memoir is a big fat mess, or you haven't written a single word, you will love it here.

Plus, you didn't spend all that time thinking about your book only to miss out on the writing part.

-Letting go of the illusion that you need to be a good writer before you start to write.
-Starting to get confident seeing your voice on the page.

- Discovering how many cool stories you're sitting on.
-Actual, physical progress!
-Feeling like a million bucks.

Wanting to do it is enough.

Your next step? Fill in the form below.

RESERVE
YOUR
SPOT

"If Nora Ephron and David Sedaris had a love child, it would be Inger Kenobi. She's a brilliant writer."
-Ingvild Paulsen, journalist and cultural trend spotter.