Here I provide an introduction to my Life-Choice Memoir and links to relevant blog posts that served as part of my writing process.
When I first started to write Draft #1 of my life-choice memoir, I had no idea what I was going to write about. I knew I'd made a lot of important life-choices, like the ones I wrote about in my blog posts Should I Stay or Should I Go?, and To Tell the Truth?. But could I write a memoir about one specific choice I had made, or should I write about a time where I'd made more than one important choice? When had I made more than one important life choice? I finally figured it out, it was the day I ventured into the woods, alone, (when I was advised not to do so), and was met by way more than I'd expected. I'd definitely made more than one important choice on that particular day.
At first, I didn't know if I'd have enough to write about, but the more I wrote about the experience, the more details I remembered. After putting all of my thoughts on paper, I realized that I would have to remove a lot of unneeded content. The amount of content I removed shocked me as I initially thought I'd have trouble getting to the 1000 word requirement. Overall I enjoyed writing the memoir, I liked how the writing process enabled me to remember a lot of things from my past which I may have otherwise forgotten over time.
Here are the links to my drafts:
When I first started to write Draft #1 of my life-choice memoir, I had no idea what I was going to write about. I knew I'd made a lot of important life-choices, like the ones I wrote about in my blog posts Should I Stay or Should I Go?, and To Tell the Truth?. But could I write a memoir about one specific choice I had made, or should I write about a time where I'd made more than one important choice? When had I made more than one important life choice? I finally figured it out, it was the day I ventured into the woods, alone, (when I was advised not to do so), and was met by way more than I'd expected. I'd definitely made more than one important choice on that particular day.
At first, I didn't know if I'd have enough to write about, but the more I wrote about the experience, the more details I remembered. After putting all of my thoughts on paper, I realized that I would have to remove a lot of unneeded content. The amount of content I removed shocked me as I initially thought I'd have trouble getting to the 1000 word requirement. Overall I enjoyed writing the memoir, I liked how the writing process enabled me to remember a lot of things from my past which I may have otherwise forgotten over time.
Here are the links to my drafts:
- Draft #1
- Draft #2