Kia ora! How are you? We had our monthly memoir writers ‘connection session’ last Saturday and one writer said she was making progress, though writing it ‘out of order’, because that worked for her. And she reminded me of the power of doing it that way. She’s going to finish that story of hers, because …
Let’s get back to the basics memoir writer
Kia ora, If you’re new here, welcome! I’m Charlotte, I live in Tākaka, Golden Bay, top of the South Island of New Zealand, with my family, and I’ve been a writer for decades - journalism, blogging, social media, reports, marketing, books - you name it, I’ve written it! And you’re here to learn how to …
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Your ‘normal’ could be someone else’s ‘fascinating.’
Well hello there dear memoir writer 👋 How are you and how is that story of yours? Yesterday I met with a student on my memoir course, for an online chat to make sure she had everything she needed. She shared a few pages of her story with me and once again I was transported …
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Four things to include in your photo captions
Hello lovely 👋 This is Charlotte tuning in from Tākaka, Nee Zealand. How are you on this fine day? How’s that story of yours? Today I want to share one thing with you that I talk about in module four of my online course Write Your Memoir - it’s about photo captions. Most people I …
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Nelson ‘Write Your Memoir in One Year’ course starts this Saturday
Hello lovely 👋🏼 This is a very short post for those of you in who live in or near Nelson, New Zealand, to say that my course ‘Write Your Memoir in One Year - Nelson’ is due to start this Saturday, in Nelson City. If you’ve been thinking of joining, now’s the time. The important …
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Write Your Memoir in One Year courses – Nelson and Golden Bay, New Zealand
That's me - Charlotte Squire - on a mission to get more Kiwi elders writing their life stories, memoirs and family histories. Kia ora! I'm really excited to tell those of you who live in the top of the South Island that I'm running two in-person year long courses, one in Nelson (starting end of …
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Your filter, your story
It’s interesting the way each of us experience significant life events differently We put them through our filters, defined by our personalities, upbringings, attitudes and attach different meanings to them. The way I respond to my (fictional) Aunt Joan dying might be totally different to the way my brother responds. To me she was a …
What happened before you were 20 memoir writer?
Kia ora dear writer, I spoke to a younger student of my memoir course this week who reminded me that we can live a lot of life before we even reach 20. This person doesn’t want to write a family history, but wants to share significant experiences and moments, from birth onwards. And of course …
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Questions they’ll wish they asked you – for your memoir
Everytime I meet someone who is busy writing their memoir, life story or family history I feel so happy. Regardless of whether they’re on my memoir writing course or not, it feels like good historic house-work is being done. When I learn that people are recording those details, I know members of their families will …
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Celebrate how far you’ve come dear writer! 👏🏼
Kia ora, Do me a favour today and look back over your work on your memoir or story so far, and take a moment to appreciate the work you’ve put into it. If you’ve managed to get more organised - well done 👏🏼 If you’ve managed to do some research - good work 👍🏼 If …
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