What legacy do you want to leave behind? Sharing your knowledge and life experiences could help change someone’s life!
Date and time
Sat, 6 Sep 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM AEST. Doors at 9:50am
Location
The Pines – Over 50s Lifestyle Community
8 Hearnes Lake Road Woolgoolga, NSW 2456
About this event
Jacqx Melilli, author, award-winning playwright, and writing mentor has heard so many incredible stories over the years and finds that many people procrastinate about documenting their story. These stories will be lost forever if they are not recorded. Imagine how valuable these life experiences will be for generations to come.
Jacqx has a Master of Arts degree in Writing and Literature from Deakin University. She has 11 publications including stage plays, short stories, educational books, and many published articles. Her novel, When The Glitter Fades, is an Australian historical thriller about vaudeville and circus performers touring Victoria during the Great Depression. Jacqx wanted to preserve Australian showbiz history by writing an engaging story loosely based on true events. She found that the mammoth task of researching for this project would have been much easier if people had recorded their life experiences. This prompted her to create and present the How to Write and Sell Your Memoir Even If You’re Not Famous workshop.
Jacqx is passionate about assisting people to document their memoirs after seeing how life-changing it has been for some of her clients, and how beneficial it is for writers and researchers. It’s a wonderful and valuable legacy to leave behind your life experiences either privately for your family to enjoy, or commercially for the benefit of others.
This workshop will cover the following topics:
Topic 1: The difference between a memoir and an autobiography.
Topic 2: Who will be your audience/target market?
Topic 3: Compiling information/Research versus relying on memories
Topic 4: Interviewing skills
Topic 5: Laying out your chapters
Topic 6: How to make the content engaging
Topic 7: Getting through the tough stuff
Topic 8: Working with a writing mentor or editor
Topic 9: Publication choices
Topic 10: How to market your book.
Expected Learning Outcomes:
- By the end of this workshop, you’ll have:
- a foundation for your story
- clear direction
- chapter breakdowns
- new writing and interviewing skills
- the inspiration to get started on documenting your memoir so you can leave behind a legacy you’ll be proud to share.
