Is it time to write your memoir, life story or history?
I'm Kiwi writer, publisher and newspaper owner Charlotte Squire and I'd love to help
Kia ora ๐ Howโs your memoir coming along this week? Are you referring to any old diaries or letters as you write? Those types of records can be incredibly useful. A student on my memoir course has unearthed some diaries she didnโt know she had until recently. Theyโre from a time when she left Europe …
Kia ora, This month, in honour of Valentine's Day, Iโm focusing on love stories. Because, I can. I am, at heart, a romantic. I love the โhow did you meetโ stories. My dad met my mum at the Whakatu Hotel in Nelson. She wore a full suede outfit. Think long suede boots, a suede skirt …
Kia Ora, well hello there lovely, Someone recently asked me why people write their memoirs and life stories and I had to pause, because in my memoir focused brain, there are so many reasons! One big one is the value of passing on the stories of your life, so that children and grandchildren are able …
Kia ora, Wishing you a peaceful, happy beginning to your 2026.ย That's me above, after a sweaty uphill stroll through the forest. Is finishing your book one of your New Yearโs resolutions? If it is, nowโs a good time to think about planning it into your routine. 30 minutes a day, a few times a …
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Kia ora, Howโs that memoir of yours coming along this week? I get so inspired by the people Iโm guiding to write their stories. Yesterday I took a monthly community memoir class and one person shared a funny, surprising, moving story that was built around her love of the humble banana box. Through a series …
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Kia Ora, well hello there ๐ I write to you from stormy Tฤkaka. Howโs that book of yours coming along this week? Iโll tell you whatโs on my mind as I write and edit this week: loose ends. Theyโre everywhere in life, and memoirs and histories are no exception. When you reach the later stages …
Kia ora lovely, how are you? I had the pleasure of hanging out with a student of my online course Write Your Memoir earlier this week and she had come to a complete stop in her writing process. Although she was quite capable of writing her story - she was clearly an experienced writer, and …
Kia ora ๐๐ผ If youโre new here, welcome! And if youโve been with me for a while, itโs good to be with you again this week. Last week I invited people to share a small snippet of their story, a mere 100 words, so I could share it with others. And they did! Hereโs (slightly …
Hello lovely ๐๐ผ This is a very short post for those of you in who live in or near Nelson, New Zealand, to say that my course โWrite Your Memoir in One Year - Nelsonโ is due to start this Saturday, in Nelson City. If youโve been thinking of joining, nowโs the time. The important …
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Is there a story in you? But perhaps youโre too busy to write it? Or the idea of writing it doesnโt feel right? Iโm your girl! Iโm Charlotte and as well as teaching people to write books, my team and I have written 20 books for people. Itโs been fun, and hard at times. Weโve …
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Once you start diving into writing your memoir itโll be almost as if youโre back in the times youโre thinking back to. Itโs kind of like time travel. The more you focus on those times, the more details youโll remember from those days - people, experiences and feelings will resurface. Thatโs why I recommend you …
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Me with The Forge, singing one of my original songs at The Mussel Inn, 2023. After two decades of exploring this art, I am running a new one day workshop called โBecome a singer/songwriter.โ This will teach you the basics of songwriting and singing it out loud, with a room full of supportive people. You …
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This painting means the world to me. It sits in my bedroom, leaning against a wall and I guess, looking at it, no one would have any idea of the story behind it. https://youtu.be/9OGebSsVuEA You can watch and listen to this story on video if youโd prefer. I was very close to my grandmother. Her …
Keep writing. For me, writing is nourishment. When I make the time to write, Iโm amazed at what comes out of me! Itโs almost like Iโm reading it as I write it, I never know quite whatโs going to come out. Iโm working on my second novel right now, itโs going to take me a …
Kia Ora from Aotearoa New Zealand! Thatโs me hanging out in the hills of the Rฤmeka Valley, Golden Bay, which is incidentally the area Iโm setting the fictional novel Iโm writing. The Rฤmeka is filled with history and is set up for adventure, risk and intrigue. These days itโs a popular mountain biking destination and …
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Could this be the year you write your life story, memoir or family history? You can do it! And I have something for you, totally free, to help you get started. https://youtu.be/yOicMXgmB6E Iโm Charlotte Squire, I live in Golden Bay, Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Iโve been a writer for over 20 years. During that time …
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