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Before this class, I wasn’t sure how to navigate the deeper and complex territory of my memoir. With Dorit’s guidance, I was able to dig into the entangled world of emotions and identify the larger meaning behind them. By extricating the important emotional elements in each scene, my story has become richer and embedded with the sustenance that make stories come to life. This class is definitely worthwhile for anyone feeling stuck or needing to grow their memoir writing. ~ Barbie Beaton (previous WOW memoir student)

When I started this class, I had been working with an editor to get my manuscript in shape to send it out to an agent or publisher. One of the major lessons I learned was that I needed to have a theme. Dorit helped me to understand that getting the reader to care was an important part of the journey. She elaborated on what I knew of reflections and takeaways in the manuscript. I was confused about how often reflections should be used and she helped me to understand their role for both the reader and the writer. ~ Amanda Noble (previous WOW memoir student)

As an instructor for the class, Structuring Your Memoir with Confidence, Dorit was great, giving helpful and detailed feedback and going over different possible structures. I also learned how to go deeper into my story and better connect with my readers through reflections and take-aways. These two things have improved my work dramatically and I'm surprised I haven't heard about them before now. Now, not only do I have a structure for my memoir that I'm excited about I also have a way to make my scenes more impactful. I recommend this class for anyone struggling with structure. ~ Kelley Allen (previous WOW memoir student)

My impression of the course before registering was that I'd leave with a completed structure. I thought this very feasible as I came with draft. Now at the end, the details of my scenes expanded and I've a plan on how to finish the work. The biggest benefit I gained was seeing I've to work each story separately and one story provides information to support the next. Another benefit was enjoying watching fellow student's grow their stories. ~ Cassandra Hamilton (previous WOW memoir student)

I hired Dorit to edit my second memoir for story structure, readability, and clarity of the narrative arc. I knew my story was flawed in terms of structure and delivery and was looking for a substantive, honest review by an objective professional whose work I admire. As an author of one award-winning memoir and one pending publication, Dorit has a solid grasp of the art and craft of memoir writing. She provided me with insightful and substantive feedback which forced me to dig deeper into my narrative, round out my characters and gain clarity on my theme/arc. Her comments were constructive, informative and clear. As a result, I feel inspired to work within her guidelines and feel that her review will help me take my story to the next level. I highly recommend Dorit Sasson as a professional editor. She is credible and constructive, balancing posiitve feedback with areas that need more work. And perhaps, most important, I trusted her with my story and feel I have given it the best possible chance to succeed. ~ Kathy Pooler, author of Ever Faithful to His Lead

Dorit Sasson joined our editorial team in 2018 as a nonfiction and memoir specialist and has been a tremendous help to our authors. She has guided them in developing their ideas and stories and honing them until they have a finished book they can feel confident publishing. Dorit is a smart and compassionate editor, and will do wonders with your book! ~ Naomi Kim Eagleson, founder of The Artful Editor

I was getting my manuscript ready for my publisher, and knew it was time to create a marketing plan, and knew that blogging a book was going to be part of the process and voila, “Dorit’s Blog Your Fiction or Non-fiction Book and Reach Your Target Readers” appeared in my email inbox. I wanted to figure out how to use my current Journal Writing Power blog in building my book reader community. I wanted to learn more about how to maximize the blogging process to build my platform and increase book sales. I wanted to learn how to do more than blog chapters of my book. I got specifics on how to pull themes and details from my book and get them into keyword-friendly, niche reader-friendly blog posts. I got details on what elements to include in successful blog posts. I’m putting together a Blog My Book plan and schedule which includes outlining topic posts list that I came up with in class, doing guest post blog opportunities research and rereading my class lessons for additional ideas and pearls of wisdom. ~ Mari McCarthy of Create Write Now