Writing your family history

Learn how to master writing your family history with writer Keith Whelan and our Local History Librarian Jessica Graham.

Jessica will show you tools you can use to access information about your family.

Then Keith will show you how to turn the story into something people will want to read!

This class is relevant for those writing autobiographies, memoirs and family history.

This class will cover:

– researching and interviewing skills;
– how to organise your material;
– how to structure a book;
– how to make it interesting for the reader;
– what your formatting and publishing options are;
– how to handle family secrets;
– editing and proofreading skills;
– how to write using all your senses and perspectives;
– some ideas for launching and marketing your history.