Twelve Sundays: 1/26, 2/2, 2/16, 3/2, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 5/4, 6/8, 6/22, 6/29, 7/13
4:00pm-7:00pm MT
Single payment of $2500 or eleven payments of $250
The River is a twice-monthly gathering for seven memoirists to receive craft and process support in community, while benefiting from master-level writing mentorship and soul-led, trauma-informed facilitation from Kati.
Every time we meet over Zoom, we’ll begin by checking in about where we are in our book-writing, getting to know each others’ concepts and practicing talking about our own. In our second hour, we’ll spend time drafting—whether we’re writing a scene, consolidating some research, or attempting a revision. In our last hour, we’ll enjoy a craft lesson or Q&A intended to help us navigate the tricky parts of book-length writing. These topics will come from the writers in the group, but may include craft issues like time management and pacing, building the arc of meaning, unfurling character change, understanding narrative distance, titrating trauma intensity, writing about real people, surviving trauma writing, self-researching as a memoirist, and more. Writers will often be given homework for these craft conversations to make sure we have a shared context for discussion. (Please note that these three hours of class may sometimes elapse in a different order.)
In between our live meetings, we’ll stay in touch through a WhatsApp group that allows us to hold space for one another, discuss craft, and support the way book writing can sometimes require our spiritual development.
Participants will also have two 1-1 meetings with Kati to use however they prefer, and 15 pages to turn in at any point in the process for discussion and feedback.
Memoir writing can be slow. But for six months, The River will keep you moving downstream in your project. Even if you lose touch with your book for a moment, you’ll know the next time you’ll be touching back in. And the craft challenges or personal hesitations that might normally hold you back will be addressed with community and mentorship.
The River is a peer group for your memoir-writing process. You don’t have to do it alone.
What this class includes:
Twelve gatherings with other dedicated memoirists including check-ins, facilitated craft lessons, and time to make progress on your book
Two 1-1s with Kati to use at any point in our time together
The ability to turn in 15 pages to Kati for feedback or discussion
Membership in a WhatsApp group where class members can support each other or discuss craft issues even when they’re not together
Occasional homework assignments (usually readings, sometimes writing exercises) to prepare you for in-class craft lessons
Kati’s unique spiritual framework and tools applied to your writing life, and her (award-winning, acclaimed, and industry-savvy) brain thinking about (and investing in) your memoir; when I’m working with people, I’m constantly sending them ideas, reading recommendations, or insights even when we’re not in class or session together
What this class doesn’t include:
Feedback on your writing from Kati beyond the included pages
Feedback on your writing from peers (although those who feel a connection to one another will be encouraged to arrange this outside the bounds of the class)
All payment plans must be completed by November 1, 2025. Participants may choose to make extra payments to complete within the timeframe of the class, if they are able.
