tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post6977258622665545272..comments2024-01-29T07:10:21.215-05:00Comments on Adventures in Writing: One Woman's Journey: Truth in Story for Memoir or Fiction #AuthorToolboxBlogHopVictoria Marie Leeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-84324135528218880002021-02-08T19:53:20.466-05:002021-02-08T19:53:20.466-05:00Gotta gobba lotta nada...
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GBYGotta gobba lotta nada...<br />Wannum.. ???<br />GBY-blessed b9, Catalyst4Christhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650964620664544661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-68173033918765112092020-10-27T13:45:05.850-04:002020-10-27T13:45:05.850-04:00Thank you so much for your kind words. I truly app...Thank you so much for your kind words. I truly appreciate them. And thanks for leaving a note here at Adventures in Writing. Have a beautiful week!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-7722455778442409542020-10-27T13:42:02.986-04:002020-10-27T13:42:02.986-04:00The reader needs to know where you, the character,...The reader needs to know where you, the character, are in space and time. Not knowing your story, JJ, or the point of your memoir journey, I would suggest using different chapters for your gaps in time, or you could say something like:<br /><br />Five years later, I still felt frustrated/upset or couldn't stop thinking about [whatever the last thought/happening/feeling you just discussed].<br /><br />You may set up your memoir timeline any way you wish, but you need to have reasons for your choices. If the "gaps in memory” are important to the story, you need to tell the reader you can’t remember exactly what happen when [whatever] happened. Remember that a memoir is only a small part of your life experience. You only include experiences that are important for the story or point you are trying to make.<br /><br />All the luck with this, JJ. Thanks for leaving a comment here at Adventures in Writing. <br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-44297127535753955232020-10-25T19:33:26.357-04:002020-10-25T19:33:26.357-04:00I loved this post. Interesting information, thanks...I loved this post. Interesting information, thanks for sharing. Romance Reader https://www.blogger.com/profile/10633164931292182035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-50814952622289720862020-10-24T19:21:24.086-04:002020-10-24T19:21:24.086-04:00I've started planning my memoir, but it's ...I've started planning my memoir, but it's a lot harder than it seems. I like how you say it's similar to fiction writing and how it's all about the emotions and reasons why things happened.<br /><br />I struggle with timelines the most. I have a lot of gaps in my memories from childhood, but all the emotions are there. Is it bad to write out of order without mentioning much of a timeline?JJ Burryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902463593411026850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-43849080209637159802020-10-24T13:40:22.540-04:002020-10-24T13:40:22.540-04:00All writers should make their stories true to the ...All writers should make their stories true to the world they have created in that story. In literature, perhaps the writer's job is more to guide the reader into discovering the reader's own truth through what happens in the story. <br /><br />I truly appreciate your insight here at Adventures in Writing, Jimmy. Have a beautiful weekend!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-16637599331447149222020-10-24T13:33:28.325-04:002020-10-24T13:33:28.325-04:00It is incredibly difficult, Christy. I know I read...It is incredibly difficult, Christy. I know I read to find that closure because it usually doesn't happen in real life. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment here at Adventures in Writing. Have a beautiful weekend! Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-81438888540353030472020-10-24T13:30:15.869-04:002020-10-24T13:30:15.869-04:00And thank you for your kind words here at Adventur...And thank you for your kind words here at Adventures in Writing, Michelle. I truly appreciate them. Have a beautiful weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-80325625694245502902020-10-24T13:28:09.765-04:002020-10-24T13:28:09.765-04:00Absolutely, Ronel! Closure. Resolution. It's w...Absolutely, Ronel! Closure. Resolution. It's why most of us read stories. Thank you so much for your comment here Adventures in Writing. Have a beautiful weekend! Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-51228067477400462962020-10-24T13:26:13.490-04:002020-10-24T13:26:13.490-04:00You always make my day, Tony. Thank you so much fo...You always make my day, Tony. Thank you so much for your kind words here at Adventures in Writing. And thanks for sharing my posts online. I truly appreciate it. All best to you, sir!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-69895745032002128412020-10-24T13:24:22.328-04:002020-10-24T13:24:22.328-04:00I wish memoir would be just a recounting of what h...I wish memoir would be just a recounting of what happened too, Liesbet. First remember, I'm no expert. Far from it, actually! But I think it doesn't matter if you've only changed one name or several. Your travel memoir is your story about what happened in your life. Go for it, my dear!<br /><br />I always appreciate your sharing your insight here at Adventures in Writing. Have a beautiful weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-2064314791764302792020-10-24T13:18:12.575-04:002020-10-24T13:18:12.575-04:00My pleasure, Dawn. Believe me; I have trouble with...My pleasure, Dawn. Believe me; I have trouble with showing and expressing emotion in my fiction and my memoir. Many times, it is redundant. We just need to keep going.<br /><br />I appreciate your insight here at Adventures in Writing. Have a beautiful weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-6737733150148149722020-10-24T13:15:13.109-04:002020-10-24T13:15:13.109-04:00Truth is absolutely difficult to get to, especiall...Truth is absolutely difficult to get to, especially in memoir, Natalie. Remember that it is you the writer of the memoir's truth; how you felt about the situation, whether it is in hindsight, looking back on it with your present knowledge, or told raw at the moment of the action. <br /><br />Thank you, too, for sharing your insight here at Adventures in Writing. Have a beautiful weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-12828669603071258972020-10-24T13:11:35.683-04:002020-10-24T13:11:35.683-04:00Thank you for your kind words, Hilary. I truly app...Thank you for your kind words, Hilary. I truly appreciate them. Yes, memoirists as well as fiction writers should "close the loop" of their stories. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your insight here at Adventures in Writing. Have a beautiful weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-59008810134677640152020-10-24T13:09:04.053-04:002020-10-24T13:09:04.053-04:00My pleasure, Alex. Like you, I like to help fellow...My pleasure, Alex. Like you, I like to help fellow writers. Thanks for your note at Adventures in Writing. All best to you, sir. Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-91250117960172145532020-10-22T02:22:57.344-04:002020-10-22T02:22:57.344-04:00These are really valuable thoughts about both the ...These are really valuable thoughts about both the distinctions between how fiction and memoir utilize truth and the role of closure, to in a sense interpret, or to provide meaning for the events we narrate. I guess I fall more into the literary camp here, where I really try to resist that interpretation while at the same time making the story rich for the reader to interpret. But here too I think there's a sense that my job is to present *truth*, just not the literal truth, that the story in a sense becomes more real than reality, because its mystery is there staring us in the face. I wonder about this a lot... thank you for sharing and spurring on my thinking again. Cheers! : )Jimmy Kindreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540757761438125775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-87550995369431149302020-10-21T21:57:31.650-04:002020-10-21T21:57:31.650-04:00You make a great point that I hadn't considere...You make a great point that I hadn't considered about writing memoir. It's true that often when writing fiction I think to myself, if only real life could be tied up in a bow like this. I haven't written memoir, but I can imagine that would be a challenge for me to find that sense of closure you mentioned. Christy Shulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362814221919943763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-43572080513273192402020-10-21T17:23:13.859-04:002020-10-21T17:23:13.859-04:00Very insightful! Thanks for the information.Very insightful! Thanks for the information.Michelle Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128626141907277816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-59405448592646608352020-10-21T07:00:12.537-04:002020-10-21T07:00:12.537-04:00Closure. Resolution. So important in all stories!
...Closure. Resolution. So important in all stories!<br /><br />Ronel visiting on Author Toolbox day <a href="https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/writing-story-a-case-study-authortoolboxbloghop/" rel="nofollow">Writing Story: A Case Study</a><br /><br />Ronel Janse van Vuurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041347187777879494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-10541772420847705852020-10-21T01:29:26.881-04:002020-10-21T01:29:26.881-04:00Another thought provoking post :)Another thought provoking post :)tonyricheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169101546380473710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-51674402966828840892020-10-20T21:19:29.669-04:002020-10-20T21:19:29.669-04:00I wish memoir writing would just be that - writing...I wish memoir writing would just be that - writing what happened or what was important to one’s life story. Taking all those factors into account makes it much harder! <br /><br />At the moment, I have a disclaimer in the front of my travel memoir, indicating that the name of one person has been changed to protect that individual’s privacy. That’s because everyone else agreed with me using their first name or boat name. <br /><br />I’m now thinking of taking that disclaimer sentence out entirely, as it really doesn’t matter. I thought it would be “funny” to write it like that and let the reader guess which character had their name changed. But, as I said, it doesn’t serve any purpose, really. And, taking out that line frees up space for another line. :-) Liesbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402741679152508367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-20410997889148628992020-10-20T19:21:07.765-04:002020-10-20T19:21:07.765-04:00I have trouble too with understanding and expressi...I have trouble too with understanding and expressing emotion that's specific and is shown through the character and their actions and words without being boring or redundant. Thanks for this post, Victoria!Dawn Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446421335563143545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-85979440095350878692020-10-20T14:15:51.015-04:002020-10-20T14:15:51.015-04:00Sometimes portraying the truth in a memoir would b...Sometimes portraying the truth in a memoir would be hard, especially if it's messy and about yourself or someone you're close too. But I'm not disagreeing that it's important to stick to the truth when writing one. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-68095945420155488032020-10-20T10:57:51.652-04:002020-10-20T10:57:51.652-04:00Hi Victoria - there's lots of different ways o...Hi Victoria - there's lots of different ways of portraying a memoir - I keep coming across them now. One definitely needs to close the loop though ... as you say - discover the reasons for the action ... that's part of the story. Alex says it right ... all the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-69071606547515627812020-10-20T09:27:22.243-04:002020-10-20T09:27:22.243-04:00People read to discover the reasons for actions. N...People read to discover the reasons for actions. Now that is really profound. Thanks for the tip!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com