Jean Rae Baxter's "Telling Your Story" workshop has been held at numerous library branches through Hamilton Wentworth Public Library, Kingston Frontenac Public Library, Lennox & Addington Library Services in the full Five Sessions version. It has been offered at Port Hope Public Library as a one-session introductory workshop.

Description of the Five-Sessions Workshop
The full workshop in memoir writing comprises five weekly sessions, each two hours in length. In between these sessions, there are weekly assignments, each requiring about two hours. Following the five sessions, there is an individual meeting with each participant to polish the finished work. At a final Showcase, the participants have an opportunity to present an excerpt of their memoir to family and friends.
Professional Fee: $600. This includes the five sessions, "final polishing" meeting, and acting as MC at the showcase, if the hosting organization wishes to present the participants' finished writing. Payment of travel expenses by car or public transit from Kingston, Ontario. to the workshop location is also required.

Description of the One-Session Workshop
Participants will spend a morning or an afternoon learning how to use the tools of fiction to write a memoir that people will want to read. They will learn how to create vivid characters and an effective setting, how to shape a narrative, and how to open and close a story. After a few practice exercises, they will be ready to make a good start on their own writing project.
Professional Fee: $200.00. Payment of travel expenses by car or public transit from Kingston, Ontario. to the workshop location is also required.