{"product_id":"writing-a-fictionalized-memoir-how-to-write-about-your-family-and-still-be-invited-to-thanksgiving","title":"Writing a Fictionalized Memoir WORKSHOP with Jeffrey Dale Lofton  - 25 Oct 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Write About Your Family \u0026amp; Still Be Invited to Thanksgiving \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented by WriterHouse\u003cbr\u003ewith Jeffrey Dale Lofton\u003cbr\u003eLimited to 10 seats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #292929; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 16px; caret-color: #292929;\"\u003eThe workshop will include an exercise crafting descriptions that capture the essence of three characters you are considering for your fictionalized memoir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10px 0px; caret-color: #292929; color: #292929; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003eWhen working out the storyline of a fictionalized memoir, a writer can take license with details, conform characters to the needs of the story, and even blur the lines between the real and the imagined. But are there practices that help unpack the complexities inherent in weaving actual events in the author’s life with the inventions common to writing fiction? In fact, there are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10px 0px; caret-color: #292929; color: #292929; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003eJeffrey Dale Lofton will lead a discussion of the pitfalls and perils of fictionalizing a memoir—where to tread carefully, where to let loose, and how writing fiction from personal experience can add emotional depth to a story. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10px 0px; caret-color: #292929; color: #292929; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10px 0px; caret-color: #292929; color: #292929; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"event-calendar-app","offers":[{"title":"Workshop Attendee","offer_id":52320694927667,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/unnamed_437c18af-92ff-4d60-8ccb-4791daab97f4.png?v=1756501771","url":"https:\/\/www.bluebirdcrozet.com\/products\/writing-a-fictionalized-memoir-how-to-write-about-your-family-and-still-be-invited-to-thanksgiving","provider":"Bluebird \u0026 Company Crozet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}