A WORKSHOP on how to go about writing autobiographical work will be the theme of the next Bendigo Writers Council meeting on 26 June.<\/p>\n
Local columnist and writer Annie Young was a well-known teacher librarian around Bendigo for many years and her writing has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines all over the country.<\/p>\n
She now dedicates a lot of her time to helping others tell their story easily and with structure.<\/p>\n
“What I’ve found is that people would say to me, ‘Oh, I’d love to write something for my grandchildren or my children, but I don’t know how to start’,” she said.<\/p>\n
“So it stops them from doing anything. Too often they just sit staring at a piece of paper struggling for precisely the right word or the best way to open a chapter.”<\/p>\n
Young said the workshop will help participants get rolling with ideas to focus on.<\/p>\n
“They could, for example, write about the food they had as a child, or what entertainment they had at night or on the weekends,” she said.<\/p>\n
“What clothes did they wear? They could write about holidays. Where did they go?<\/p>\n
“Once they’ve started it’s actually very hard to stop. I think they’d find once they open those floodgates, the stories just pour out.”<\/p>\n
Write My Own Story with Annie Young takes place on Wednesday 26 June at Bendigo Library between 7 and 9pm. $10 entry includes supper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A WORKSHOP on how to go about writing autobiographical work will be the theme of the next Bendigo Writers Council meeting on 26 June. Local columnist and writer Annie Young was a well-known teacher librarian around Bendigo for many years and her writing has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines all over the country. She […]<\/p>\n