Course Outline

The following topics are covered through our extensive course package:

  • Magical Memory Makers
  • Starting the Writing Process
  • Developing an Outline
  • Researching Information
  • The Art of Interviewing
  • Creating Lively Narrative
  • Writing From the Heart
  • Six Elements of Storytelling
  • Writing Responsibly
  • Variety, the Spice of Life
  • Personal Accomplishments
  • Editing like a Pro
  • Designing Your Book
  • Reproducing Your Memoir
  • The Business of Writing
Memoir Writing Course

Course Description

Can you trace your family tree back hundreds of years, with a delightful array of colorful or even infamous characters perched on every branch? Do you want to preserve the lives and loves of your ancestors so their stories can be passed down to future generations and shared with the world? Or perhaps you have your own story to tell and you wish to engage in the therapeutic and liberating task of penning your memoirs? If this is your goal, our memoir and family history course is perfectly suited to you.

Our easy-to-follow program makes it a pleasure to re-discover your personal history or your family's past. You'll write a treasured legacy for yourself, your children, and future generations of your family. We'll show you how to effectively research and organize information. We'll help you to decide what's important and what can be left out. And, most importantly, you'll learn how to structure an engaging and captivating story that will fascinate both your loved ones and general readers.

Success Stories:

“The course offered exactly what I needed after a lifetime of setting aside my desire to write. To have published within a few months of commencing the course was a dream come true and it only happened because of the guidance from the lessons and the excellent help from my tutor.”

—Ruth-Ann Campbell