Writing Your Memoirs and Family History Course

Capture your family's stories by writing a memoir or family history. And, there's no time like the present to get started. Don't leave it until the memories are lost forever. Instead, learn how to get it all down on paper, organised and transformed into a document or book with this fascinating and inspiring online course.

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Course Overview

Why You Should Write Your Memoirs or Family History

Family histories – we’ve all got one and they can be truly colourful and well worth recording for future generations! Thankfully, relatives are often more than willing to reminisce about past triumphs and tragedies, which can provide you with a wealth of material for you to write about and share.

Or maybe you’d like to write your memoirs. It’s a great way to reflect on, and record, the important events in your life. Plus, it’s often an enlightening experience for yourself and for those who read what you’ve written.

Fancy having a go? Then this course is the perfect guide to get you started.

Your Course

Your course is written specially for anyone who wants to have a go at writing their memoir or family history. You don’t need any qualifications or prior training to enrol as the course is comprehensive and easy to understand.

Once you have enrolled your 10 course modules are presented online in the student area. The modules are ideal for viewing on tablets, as well as on your computer screen, so you can study where and when you please.

Summary of Course

The course will deal with all aspects of writing your memoir or family history. You learn how to:

develop your writing style
carry out research
glean valuable information from relatives
structure your approach
analyse the potential commercial success of the project (if that’s what you want)
contact publishers (again, if that’s what you want to do)
find outlets for your work other than a book
deal with the essential legal aspects, such as infringing copyright and libel laws
self-publish – a comprehensive guide so you can turn your hard work into a beautifully presented package.

Your Exams

There are five multiple choice exams to complete as and when you are ready. You have to pass all the exams to achieve your certificate. But don’t worry – you can take them as many times as you like, and once you’ve passed we’ll show you the correct answer to any questions you got wrong.

You have one year’s access to the exams, which is more than enough time to complete the course and earn your certificate. Plus, having a time-limit works wonders for your motivation! And, if you’ve not logged in for 30 days, we’ll send you a gentle reminder email to get you going again.

Course Extras

As well as your course modules you have access to a wide range of support materials, which are added to on a regular basis. There is also a student notice board so you can communicate with other students.

Then there’s the assistance from our experienced team of student advisors. If you have questions, experience problems with your course materials or just need a friendly ear, simply contact us by email or phone.

So, now that you can see how we can help you take the first step on your path to writing your memoirs or family history, enrol and start studying today!

Enrolling is Easy

All you have to do is click the enrol button below, fill in your details and complete the transaction with your debit or credit card. As soon as your payment has gone through you can log in to the student area and start your Memoirs and Family History Writing Course.

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Writing Your Memoirs and Family History Course

£149.00

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The Online Learning Circle Certificate of Completion

Example Certificate

The Online Learning Circle Certificate of Completion will be available for you to download and print out once you’ve successfully passed the five multiple choice self-tests. You’ll need to achieve a mark of 70% or above to pass the exam. However, if you don’t manage it the first time, it’s no problem, just go back, study some more and retake the exam when you are ready. In fact, we are so keen for you to complete the course successfully, you can take the exams as many times as you need to reach the 70% pass mark. Once you’ve achieved the required pass mark, you’ll be given access to correct answers for all the questions so you can see where you went wrong.

Learn How to Publish Your Writing

We know that learning how to publish you work is all part of becoming a writer, even if it's not high on your list of priorities when you start out. So, no matter which of our writing courses you choose, we make sure you have all the information you need for when you're ready to take the publishing plunge.

You’ll learn how to:

do your market research
present your manuscript
approach editors and publishers like a professional
protect your copyright
decide if you want to self-publish or get paid

Whether you are writing articles, your novel, short stories, your memoirs or your family history you can be confident you'll have professional guidance at your fingertips to give you the best chance of seeing your work published.