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From the lens Write Memoirs.

  • Fatema May 12, 2012 @ 7:52 pm | delete
    You have really inspired me to finally start writing on a memoir. I am feeling really excited and I have already purchased the book of your recommendation which is Your life as Story. Thank You so Much!
  • Jillynn Apr 3, 2012 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    I am writing a book-length memoir/biography centered on my grandparents. I've recorded and transcribed hours of conversations with family members and have a bit more to do on that. Also, I collected a bunch of pictures and written material. That being said, I plan to start organizing into chapters soon to begin my first draft. Thanks for your inspiring lens on how to get started!
  • jimmyworldstar Jan 14, 2012 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    I feel that for memoirs anything that's interesting culturally to the period or any major events that happened will be great things to write about. A lot of memories tend to intertwine with that so the mundane can be something curious and exciting to later generations. You'll definitely want to go over and over a written section and put down what you have in memory.
  • carolbrusegar Sep 28, 2011 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Great lens! Very helpful information that gives clear steps.
  • BlountyBoy Sep 28, 2011 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    things i could do for sure
  • RebeccaE Sep 28, 2011 @ 11:27 am | delete
    well done I've learned a lot with this lens, I wish i had found it earlier would have saved me a lot of trouble.
  • radtaylor9 Aug 2, 2011 @ 1:00 am | delete
    On the mark! I appreciate your advice having recently published a memoir about weathering culture shock. I can see how reading your thoughtful, cogent advice would have very helpful - before I started writing.
  • Dadebud Jun 3, 2011 @ 5:56 pm | delete
    Awesome! This is the information I was looking for. The process of writing down the segments of my life have begun and see light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you for the info and the recommended reading. -Dade
  • vallain Nov 30, 2010 @ 7:48 am | delete
    I'm starting work on my great-aunt's biography using her essays and letters.
    Good info here, so I'm lensrolling it to Writing Prompts for Family Memories.
  • Tipi Jul 25, 2010 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    I have asked if I would ever write my memoirs, but didn't know how to go about it. Linda, this is very good information for anyone wondering just how to start. I have many notes from past things that happened and changed my life forever. Thank you so much. I may have to come back and read this again to let it all sink in, but your right...I am brainstorming now. Thumbs-Up!
  • VickiSims Jul 17, 2010 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    Very useful information.
  • Mary Beth Jul 15, 2010 @ 7:15 pm | delete
    Very interesting. My husband has started writing about his life...but mainly for our grandkids. I'll let him know about this lens.
  • KarenTBTEN Jul 12, 2010 @ 12:22 am | delete
    Good advice -- If one reinvents those small details and makes choices about how to organize, a memoir can indeed read like a novel. I am familiar with "Your Life as Story" -- the "memories into memoirs, ideas into essays" book looks intriguing as well.

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