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<p>According to Portland author Natalie Serber, whether you’re
writing memoir or personal essay, we strive to make something
beautiful from our experiences. In telling our stories we reach
for those instances when the spark leaps from personal to
universal and the reader says, “Yes! It’s the same for me.” Those
are the moments when the reader feels connected to the writer, she
feels known. How can we make this swift leap happen more in our
creative nonfiction?</p>
<p>In this talk, we’ll look at the duality of the first person
pronoun, the primary “I” who tells the story of remembered events,
and the secondary “I” who tells the story of the writer’s
thinking. Exploring the point of view of the secondary “I,” the
narrator who speaks from the present, reflecting and seeking,
trying to make sense of the past, forms a bridge with our readers.</p>
<p>This presentation is Tuesday, June 7<sup>th</sup>. The Portland
member meeting of Willamette Writers will be held in the Copeland
Room at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97215. The
meeting is free to members of Willamette Writers and full time
college students under 25. For more information, visit
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.willamettewriters.com">www.willamettewriters.com</a><br>
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