The Personal Essay Workshop

Finding your Essay's Heartbeat

An eight-part masterclass in writing a perfect personal essay with Andrea Firth, editor at Brevity

Feb 3 • Andrea A. Firth

Tapping Memory and Generating Ideas for Personal Essays

Lesson 1 of 8: Finding Your Essay's Heartbeat

Apr 30, 2025 • Andrea A. Firth

How to Build Scenes and Create Structure in Personal Essay

Lesson 2 of 8: Finding Your Essay's Heartbeat

Apr 29, 2024 • Andrea A. Firth

Who’s Talking: Dialogue and Point of View in Personal Essay

Lesson 3 of 8: Finding Your Essay’s Heartbeat

Apr 28, 2024 • Andrea A. Firth

Beginnings, Endings and Titles

Lesson 4 of 8: Finding Your Essay’s Heartbeat

Apr 27, 2024 • Andrea A. Firth

How to Find Your Essay's Heartbeat

Lesson 5 of 8: Finding Your Essay's Heartbeat

Apr 26, 2024 • Andrea A. Firth

How to Write an Essay in Six Steps

Lesson 6 of 8: Finding Your Essay’s Heartbeat

Apr 25, 2024 • Andrea A. Firth

The Craft of Essay Writing at Work

Lesson 7 of 8: Finding Your Essay’s Heartbeat

Apr 24, 2024 • Andrea A. Firth

Risk, Revision and Personal Essay Writing Resources

Lesson 8 of 8: Finding Your Essay's Heartbeat

Apr 22, 2024 • Andrea A. Firth

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