Telling Your Truth Through Writing - A Conversation with Ayelet Waldman

For a free class, I took quite a few notes. Ayelet is fun to listen to and had some great pointers.

I watched this. I don't intend on writing a memoire but this has great advice for writing in general. There is a lot of good tips to keep you on task.

Informative & Inspiring, thank you!

Right out of the box she shows us how to share personal truth. Then she explains how to frame it. Great class.

Ayelet instructs in plain English the mechanics to accurately write a memoir that is appealing, true and powerful. She is a superb communicator and is able to be honest, vulnerable and powerful when teaching this class. She's a real master. Thank you Ayelet and good luck in all that you do. :-)

Ayelet condensed the entire process of writing a memoir into less than an hour and did it so well that I almost feel like I could do it. Almost, because the thing I would write about is still too raw. But if I ever feel like I'm ready, emotionally, to write about it, this short course has given me enough insight into the process to be able to turn that raw mess of a story into something that is insightful, revelatory, and interesting to read.

This had some great advice and inspired me to carry on. Thank you!

Wow. Am listening now. I am a writer with 2books. I like her writing. She is do giving, illumined and terrific by revealing

Really inspiring and to the point (and bone!). I actually felt a great connection with the tribulations and also the writing habits of Waldman, and I hope other people can feel it, too :)

Thank you Ayelet. I learned a lot about memoir. I am knee deep in a painful survival memoir. I had to put it aside (on the back burner) because too many unresolved childhood issues were invading my brain. Thank you for the wonderful Excersize of writing 3 scary things. I think that really did jump start my brain. I plan to write my essay and publish it on medium about my own debilitating anxiety issues. Thanks again for the wisdom!

I found this challenging and illuminating. It was nearly (not quite, of course) as good as sitting in a writing group that I experienced in Ithaca. I write essays but have determined to do a book ---- so this was helpful in many ways. Thanks........

Thank you for listening this great opportunity. Writing is my passion. Thank you!

This class is full of practical information for writers. Ayelet's suggestions and personal experiences helped take "the scaries" out of writing deeply personal subject matter and sharing it. I feel more confident about putting my own writing out in the world. Great course!

Thank you, I enjoyed your class and I am looking forward to reading your book and to begin writing mine of course. Martha J. Escudero.

Excellent advice. Thank you!!!!

Very inspiring!!

I don't know Ms Waldman's writing, but she certainly knows how to talk about it. A wonderful, illuminating lecture.

Definitely more of a conversation than a course. Should really be subtitled "A Conversation About Writing Memoir." She's an entertaining, lively speaker.

I loved this. Ayelet is a wonderful storyteller and her class was compelling. I loved how she gave actionable tips to get me started.

Waldman shares some good pointers for overcoming obstacles to writing memoir and how to find "your most compelling (scary) truth that is carefully and thoughtfully constructed."

The work of writing is as much getting over our "mental limitations" as dealing with the practical issues. In this course, Ms. Waldman passed along valuable tools for placating our fears, skirting our blocks, and also, enforcing strong habits of time and focus. Very helpful.

Wonderful. Concise, genuine. More please again!

Thank you. I learned a lot. I look forward to writing my story.

Motivating. Affirming. Educational. Thank you! :-)