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Here’s what I’ve noticed: when people start telling their stories, they light up.

Because, often for the first time, someone is paying attention to their unique story, to the ordinary moments they’d dismissed as boring, stories of the people they loved and the places they called home.

Your story isn’t just for you, it’s a gift – for your children, your grandchildren and for people not yet born who will one day want to know where and who they came from.

I’m Charlotte. Kiwi writer, and former journo. For the past five years I’ve been helping every day people write books their families will treasure forever. You don’t need to be a writer, you just need to be willing to start.

Charlotte Squire, Golden Bay.

Meet your guide

Kia ora, I’m Charlotte – and I believe your story is worth telling.

I’m a writer, former journalist, and musician based in Golden Bay. Over the past five years, I’ve helped hundreds of New Zealanders write their memoirs – people who’d never written a book before, and who are now well on the way to sharing their stories with their loved ones.

Write Your Memoir is designed to get you across the line – with gentle guidance, real community and the tools to do it in a way that feels like you.

Everything you need to write your book

No overwhelm. No jargon. Just a friendly step by step path from your memories to the page.

📫 40 + short, friendly lessons

Delivered gently to your inbox – bite-sized enough to fit into a real life, with encouragement baked into every one.

🤝 Monthly online meetings

Share your writing with a warm, supportive community of fellow memoir writers on the same journey. You’ll be amazed at each others’ stories.

🎙️ Speech to Story

Can’t type? No problem. Record your stories verbally and we’ll show you how to turn them into written chapters. Revolutionary for non-writers.

✍🏽 Planning templates

Charlotte’s personal writing style guide and structure templates – the same tools that save professional authors hundreds of hours.

📖 From ideas to preparing to publish

Learn how to prepare your images and talk ‘design’ book publishers.

🎬 Award-winning author talks

In depth conversations about memoir writing with Alison Mau, Naomi Arnold and Gerard Hindmarsh – only available inside the programme.

Sit down with Alison Mau, Naomi Arnold and Gerard Hindmarsh.

Hour-long, in-depth conversations with three of New Zealand’s most celebrated writers – sharing their own memoir journeys, their secrets, and their encouragement for you.

What Write Your Memoir students are saying:

Begin your memoir this year

One year. Your story. A gift your family will treasure. Currently on autumn special 🍂

Not ready yet?

Dip a toe in before you commit. These are genuinely helpful for memoir writers.