Writing well helps you advance in your career, not just because people are persuaded by the insights you convey in a piece of writing but because writing helps you generate those insights in the first place. Writing helps you think. Whether you want to start a Substack, write for academic journals, produce a report, design a program, create a social media campaign, you need to start with telling a story.

Which means you need to find the story. Not just an opening anecdote to set the scene, but the story that illuminates your project—that is, the story of what drives you to write about this particular subject.

In this workshop, attendees will engage in ‘find the story’ writing exercises from the field of creative nonfiction that can help your writing in any project become more composed: clearer, more textured, more meaningful.

Presenter: Dr. Amy Muse

 Dr. Amy Muse is Professor of English at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. She teaches courses in essay-writing, professional editing, and dramatic literature and has written books on playwrights Sarah Ruhl and Annie Baker and essays on theater and travel. She has presented on the use of reflective writing in study abroad at the Forum on Education Abroad; directed over a dozen study abroad programs in Athens, Rome, Istanbul, and Glasgow; held a Fulbright award in Greece; and currently serves on the editorial board of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad.

About the League Lasso:
The League Lasso, launched in 2021, offers quarterly programs to support writing development, and skill-building for a variety of genres. The League Lasso is a trusted space for League members to inspire, create, and share their writings with others.

Event Host/Facilitator: Dana Tottenham
Director, League Lasso
Emory University
Email: dana.tottenham@emory.edu