Rarely have I enjoyed a course more than Chrissie Hall’s Life Story Writing Workshop , 21st October 2013, Derbyshire Record Office.

It was fascinating to share other people’s life experiences and to see the photographs and other mementos which we’d been asked to bring along. There were some emotional moments as we shared our naming and birthing ‘legends’ , and the unique memories that different senses invoked.

The writing exercises which Chrissie set us were so enjoyable that every time I found myself longing to write more, almost frustrated when moving onto the next section of the workshop – but ultimately finding each part and its accompanying exercise equally as inspirational!

I’m sure the entire group would agree that Chrissie Hall’s course was well-planned and enthusiastically delivered; original and entertaining. It didn’t matter that the heavy rain and mist blocked out the wonderful view – the day flew by, reflecting our own lives.

We discovered that it didn’t matter that we weren’t famous : that we all have tales to tell, and that we all have tales to write.

CK