tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post785686683436653685..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Living the Hard Life?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-84016034771968866392015-03-16T09:44:01.262-07:002015-03-16T09:44:01.262-07:00Action verbs come in handy to amp it all up.Action verbs come in handy to amp it all up.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-51593779522003132152015-03-16T07:23:42.653-07:002015-03-16T07:23:42.653-07:00You write it one story at a time, then you decide ...You write it one story at a time, then you decide what order. I had a fairly normal childhood, but when I write about it, it seems interesting even to me.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-82486686275088912122015-03-14T14:39:29.866-07:002015-03-14T14:39:29.866-07:00I do like to read this kind of memoir...if it'...I do like to read this kind of memoir...if it's well written. And as you say, the writing IS everything. A really good writer can take the mundane and turn it into something special. I'd say go for it, Lee.Ann Carbine Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948726603913621673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-68856096751459311792015-03-14T13:58:51.311-07:002015-03-14T13:58:51.311-07:00Even when we know how a life turned out it can be ...Even when we know how a life turned out it can be interesting to hear that life story told from the viewpoint of the one who lived it.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-47976394998895460972015-03-14T13:57:04.906-07:002015-03-14T13:57:04.906-07:00A natural coherent telling of a story is best no m...A natural coherent telling of a story is best no matter what the story is. It can be much easier to relate to a story of a life like our own, but an amazing life is fun to read as well. In the end though it's in the telling.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-76408101948709544722015-03-14T13:54:18.301-07:002015-03-14T13:54:18.301-07:00I wouldn't mind my name being mentioned in a m...I wouldn't mind my name being mentioned in a memoir as long as it was true and not something I didn't want others to know about. It would be good to have a warning though as well as permission.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-77015707242495825442015-03-14T10:57:36.348-07:002015-03-14T10:57:36.348-07:00I would read a book full of anecdotes and hyperbol...I would read a book full of anecdotes and hyperbole. I carry a book with me and I like one I can pick up and read and read later without too much trouble. There is also reading the different point of view.<br /> A little honest real life is better than a contrived fictitious world. I think we have so much fantasy today in that we are all holed up in our homes and people just don't get out and relate with one another enough. <br /> I'm a heavy reader and I get that conflict, plot makes a good story. It is just that I can predict too many. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-24705026127797531192015-03-14T09:45:27.276-07:002015-03-14T09:45:27.276-07:00I think if told well, there is so much warmth, hum...I think if told well, there is so much warmth, humor, and so many values tucked into plain and simple lives. Perhaps for the how to tell, you need to first examine the events you plan on highlighting and see what voice or tone will make the most of those. I find it easiest to write about the things and people I care the most about. Perhaps to write from whatever viewpoint flows easiest from you, so that it is never forced and staying true to a feeling, tone or theme over listing every detail. <a href="http://lifefaithincaneyhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life & Faith in Caneyhead</a>Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-9230117547216806822015-03-14T05:10:40.701-07:002015-03-14T05:10:40.701-07:00Happy or sad, I like to read about an interesting ...Happy or sad, I like to read about an interesting life. I am reading my cousin's memoir right now and so far it's kinda dull....she really never did much or traveled around so it's just a memoir of where she grew up in NY and her memories of elementary school (so far). I was a little unnerved to see my name and a few general details about me when she was listing all her family members. It would have been nice to have been asked permission to share that. Fortunately I'm sure no one outside the family will read it. So far she has yet to use her sister's name, just saying, 'my sister' so I am assuming that her sister asked not to be named. I would have liked that option.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com