Before I post my #MemoirFest Prompts for each day, I like to go to Goodreads to see what other writers have said about that prompt, and normally, I find beautifully crafted and inspirational words. But when I looked at the quotes about school, I was a bit surprised, as I was reminded that School was…
Category: Daily Writing
#MemoirFest Day 4: Write about a Primary Caregiver – Write about What You Know
The prompts for both days 1 and 2 had to do with the writing about a specific House that you have known well. There are a few golden nougats in those prompts: Write about a House — something that is concrete and not abstract. Write Specifically Write about What You Know I’ll repeat Tips 2…
#MemoirFest Day 3 – Write about a Place Outdoors – Write about Nature
You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles…
#MemoirFest Day 1: Write about a House That Is Significant In Some Way
#MemoirFest Day 1 Prompt: Write about a House For now, don’t overanalyze this prompt, but just think about one specific house from your past–or even your current house–and free-write about it. The house could be your childhood home or your grandmother’s house or your Great Aunt Ada’s house. Just think about a house that you…
Take A Day to Clear Out Some of the Clutter in Your Life and Home
You have decided to start writing your memoir. Good for you. Memoir writing is great for several reasons. I recommend writing a memoir as a first step for every person who wants to write in any genre. Louisa May Alcott’s book Little Women is autobiographical. It is largely a re-telling of her own memories But…
Fear Is The Creator’s Worst Enemy – It Traps Us & Prevents Us From Moving Forward – Fear Causes a Type of Death
Fear is the worst thing that can happen to anyone who hopes to create. Fear Is A Type of Prison. Fear prevents the painter from painting, and it forces the writer to edit himself literally to death. Barbara de Angelis wrote an excellent treatise on Fear in her book Secrets About Life Every Woman…