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Perhaps you keep a Journal, or you are the family historian. Maybe you entertain friends with stories of your experiences. Do you remember details of your grandparents' lives? Are you a grandparent? You may know people, places and dates spanning five generations, a full century! The problem is: How to write a memoir? It's more than a list of what happened first, and then and then and then... You could learn to preserve these family treasures for future generations... or publish for readers everywhere. Eleanor is eager to share her Memoir Writing Method with beginners and challenge writers who have attempted memoir and hope to improve the reader's experience.

Online registration is required. 

Limit: 12 participants. Please join our waitlist if the registration is full. 

Once registered, you will be sent a link to the online Zoom room for the program. Please ensure your email address is entered correctly, as we will be sending you the link to participate via email once you confirm your registration. If you do not receive an email with the Zoom log in details, please call the Kelowna Downtown Reference Department at 250 762 2800 at least a day before the scheduled workshop.

May 5  2-3pm

What is “Memoir”? Why would you decide to write your own story? Which of the three types of memoir will you focus on?

May 12  2-3pm

Title. Theme. Topics. Tips.

Starting points and prompts, encouragement and guidance.

May 19    2-3pm

So many more Tips! Tools to stimulate a lifetime of writing.

May 26   2-3pm

Will you publish? Discount offer.

Shape your outline, check your overall message, polish your manuscript by using this diagram.    

Resource: “Deckert's Index®”