I am really surprised that I have been able to stay focused on learning how to write memoir while starting to write as well. I have already written many non-fiction pieces and so the bones are there, it is a matter of embellishing them enough to either be a chapter on their own or find similar stories that can be combined into a chapter and in some cases breaking them down into separate chapters. The more I write, the more I remember.
It is hard picking a specific time of life and basing it on that period of time with some flashbacks or glimpses into the future. I don’t want it to be a book of non-stop complaining about the cards life dealt me and some things other people might take exception to finding themselves portrayed in a bad way. And I wouldn’t blame them.
I still don’t know if I will ever get to the point of publishing it or not, but it is a good project for the family at least. And it will be the answer to the pull to write a book most people have. I am, even if it doesn’t make it to publication, I am writing one.
All this writing has been cutting into my reading time for the book group. I didn’t finish my last one I was supposed to read as I was reading research books on writing memoir and writing memoir as well as still doing the prompt writing.
And we can’t forget the extra sleep I have been doing instead of reading or writing. I am fighting some depression some and that means I will take to my bed and try to forget the world and fall asleep.
Now that I am in two writing groups I have certain writing I must do for that. Some are reworked pieces from the blog. I am still revamping my blogs too, just another project to keep me busy and to recycle pieces for the 2 writing groups. Plus some pieces I just don’t like. They were my first pieces or prompt writing that didn’t quite make the grade for me as my writing improves with time.
Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses, also a devout Christian
Author – http://www.finallyawriter.com (this blog contains my old work mostly although occasionally I do add something new here), new work is mainly on this blog http://www.tessacandoit.com
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