Spend a relaxing day sketching portraits in words of some of the people who have been most important in your life, from childhood through the present. Learn key techniques for writing vivid descriptions of people: how they look, their typical conversational styles, gestures and habits, and the strong emotions associated with them in your memory. You’ll come away with a series of word-portraits of your loved ones, valuable in their own right or useful for further development in your memoir.

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