The Loft Presents: Fictionalize Your Life

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$369
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Complete
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Carver
Carver
Project Overview

If you want to tell your story but need a little distance to get through it, want to protect the innocent (or guilty!) players in your life, or just want to heat up the truth, as Tim O'Brien put it, this class is for you. Learn how to move from real experiences to fiction.

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$369
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees will learn to turn the 'nonfiction' of their lives into fictional writing

Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees reported learning the following:
Practice writing real life stories into fiction.
The main structure things to include and in order.
Learned useful things about writing.
Great ideas to brainstorm and write.
How to line up writing to make it interesting to others.

Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200