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Moments in Time--That's the Best Way to "Catch Your Past and Your Memories"
To write about your life. Where to start?
Instead of trying to "start from the beginning"--where you write, "I was born in such-and-such-a-year, and then, and then, and then .... and here I am." It's better to catch small glimpses of various times of your life--those moments that stand out in your memories that you can easily put down on paper. Sometimes you may have old photo albums or old magazines that you will find useful to bring out those old memories. Sometimes you'll have items and knick-knacks around the house that will also stimulate those memories. Whatever causes that spark, stick with it and get those memories on paper.
Don't worry about the grammar, the spelling, or sentence structure. That stuff can come later, if you really think you need it. Just write what comes to your mind. If you have sentence fragments, fine. If you don't remember how things were spelled, don't worry--take a guess and write it down.
When you get these ideas, put them on loose-leaf paper and stick them in a loose-leaf binder. If you wish, you can put identifying tabs in the binder for certain periods of your life to help you organize the information. Even if you never get around to publishing the material you have collected, the captured memories will someday provide an interesting insight to the times that you lived through. It will provide a glimpse into how and why you lived the way you did. Your family, your descendants will value this captured history of their family history.
Contents at a Glance
- Writing a Memoir? Got Memories to Capture? Help is Here!
- Big Moments In History? What Were You Doing When These Events Happened?
- Remember your Memories with Help from Amazon!
Writing a Memoir? Got Memories to Capture? Help is Here!
Big Moments In History? What Were You Doing When These Events Happened?
Some of these events were so dramatic that we can vividly remember the whole day and even the whole week of the event. These events can make "milestones" that can frame moments of your life story. Use that drama in your story. How you interacted and how you handled the news of the events is your personal story.
Remember your Memories with Help from Amazon!
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Memory Joggers on eBay
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Imitation is Great Flattery--and Also a Way to Learn to Do Your Own Story!
Pictures Bring Back Memories on CafePress
Get one of these goodies to help stimulate your memories!
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Relatives and Friends from the "Good Ol' Days" Can Help with the Remembering!
And, of course, research in your local library or online can provide the "filler material" to fill in those details for some of your memories.
Linking the Memories!
- Catch those Memories with Heritage Makers!
- Anna was a classmate of my sister's way back in elementary school, and she specializes in providing a unique way to preserve your family history. Things like special events, geneology with pictures, and other historic moments and slices of time can be captured with her Heritage Makers website--but you can also find more information about it here: MemoryKeepers
- Tracy Books--The Online Book Source
- Glenn and Winnie have a wide selection of books that can help you with your writing--whether it is a book that describes precisely the technique for a memoir, or a book on writing style, or books that are already autobiographies or memoirs--Tracy Books has them. Check them out today for their great selection.
Take a Break from Writing Your Memoirs and Drop a Note! (Or Start Here!)
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mabelwee
very interesting! maybe you would want to capture memories by developing a photographic memory? check out my lens at http://www.squidoo.com/Develop-A-Photographic-Memory Posted February 25, 2008 |
Hi EditorDave , Great Lens. I have also created a lens in same niche . Hope u like it here’s a brief intro:
click here
Posted September 25, 2007
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anicholson
I've put a whateveryacallit link on my site, I think that's the technical term anyway. Your myspace sites are awesome. I can see I've got some things to learn! Posted July 20, 2007 |
This was a good article.
Posted July 19, 2007
