tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post3691170879468662113..comments2023-09-10T00:33:50.900-07:00Comments on The Conversational Shoplifter: On Writing MemoirUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-9168799794979554272013-07-02T07:20:55.353-07:002013-07-02T07:20:55.353-07:00I once was a very good niece who helped my great-a...I once was a very good niece who helped my great-aunt write and submit a memoir-type piece to some magazines. Despite my awesome writing :-) and my aunt's very personal and moving story, it turned out that the magazines did not feel it was right for their readers. I suspected as much prior to all the work, but my aunt as POSITIVE that everyone would want to hear her story. Hmmm. I wonder how many people have experienced this???<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774917927161481537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-59975937911213900462013-06-28T15:35:38.322-07:002013-06-28T15:35:38.322-07:00My aunt wants her story written. She has 38 childr...My aunt wants her story written. She has 38 children (at last count). 8 biological and 30 adopted. The adopted children are all those who may not be easily adopted. Down's syndrome, crack babies, quadriplegic...you name it. It's quite an incredible story. She wants me to write it. But I write romance. Besides I'm too close to it. Great post and very informative!MK Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290545570409229015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-43598959167801186172013-06-27T09:23:02.260-07:002013-06-27T09:23:02.260-07:00My whole life people have said to me - you should ...My whole life people have said to me - you should write your story into a book! And by whole life I mean from late elementary school on. Most of the time I think NO WAY. <br />I'm not great at writing my own story in real time with real words<br />i.e. see struggling blog. <br />ANyway, writing a memoir, for me, looks harder than writing fiction. so I look forward to seeing your further notes on this.Mardrahttp://www.mardrasikora.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-59431088488669728042013-06-27T01:10:13.764-07:002013-06-27T01:10:13.764-07:00I've never really wanted to write personal mem...I've never really wanted to write personal memoir, but I've read some great ones, and have considered weaving a bit of a story (creative memoir) on various family members who've had such interesting lives. One memoir that thrashed me was "Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found." Her story was moving, and she wrote a compelling and unusual story as conveyed through a child's eyes.<br /><br />Shannon at <a href="http://thewarriormuse.com/" rel="nofollow">The Warrior Muse</a>Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-79594868304746188882013-06-26T15:36:27.212-07:002013-06-26T15:36:27.212-07:00I like weaving memoirs into my regular reads. A pe...I like weaving memoirs into my regular reads. A peek into a life truly lived by another whether famous or not can be pretty interesting for exactly the reasons you stated. Just recently my book club read "A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana". I was talking with my teenager about a couple of things in the book. He was curious why I'd read a story about this unknown woman. The interest was totally about the shared experience of growing up in a small town...relatable. One of my all-time favorite memoirs about a regular person is "Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat" by Gwen Cooper. Cannot even remember what enticed me to read about a blind cat and his owner...but as I said...one of my all-time favorites!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-60292894005033887242013-06-26T13:29:55.541-07:002013-06-26T13:29:55.541-07:00Great post Deb!
So I don't really think my lif...Great post Deb!<br />So I don't really think my life is interesting enough to warrant a memoir but I do think my grandfather's life was - Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima survivor. I won't glorify him because he came back incredibly f-ed up but still his story and that of his FIVE brothers during WWII is some pretty cool stuff!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712562094088164685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-55647131569671093242013-06-26T07:49:59.336-07:002013-06-26T07:49:59.336-07:00Kristi -- I think it's awesome that your husba...Kristi -- I think it's awesome that your husband is documenting like that. So important for families to know their history!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442176086614181881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3842936139877617933.post-76482675795283906082013-06-26T07:33:51.984-07:002013-06-26T07:33:51.984-07:00I'm writing fiction. But my husband has an on...I'm writing fiction. But my husband has an ongoing geneology project that he works on from time to time. I'm writing with the intent to publish...someday. My hubby is working toward a family project for information. Once people pass, their life stories can be lost. He is preserving them with the intent of passing them down to our kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882749120529734458noreply@blogger.com