tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post7948685014772685522..comments2024-01-29T07:10:21.215-05:00Comments on Adventures in Writing: One Woman's Journey: What’s your point in fiction or memoir? #AuthorToolboxBlogHopVictoria Marie Leeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-21949739662366997842020-01-01T13:23:19.790-05:002020-01-01T13:23:19.790-05:00Thank you so much for your kind note. And thanks f...Thank you so much for your kind note. And thanks for visiting Adventures in Writing and leaving a note. I write all posts on Adventures in Writing for the benefit of my readers and followers and to demonstrate my expertise. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting Adventures in Writing and stop by again. Happy New Year!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-86148629260970190682020-01-01T13:16:14.696-05:002020-01-01T13:16:14.696-05:00Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! I trul...Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! I truly appreciate your kind words. I try to help those who visit my writing blog. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting Adventures in Writing. Please stop by again. Happy New Year!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-28107215538019959002020-01-01T13:14:19.376-05:002020-01-01T13:14:19.376-05:00Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! Thanks...Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! Thanks so much for kind comment. It is very important to have a point in your writing. It helps focus the writer and the reader. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting Adventures in Writing. Please stop by again. Happy New Year!<br /> Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-14224697702655940172020-01-01T06:30:51.804-05:002020-01-01T06:30:51.804-05:00Positive site, where did u come up with the inform...Positive site, where did u come up with the information on this posting? I'm pleased I discovered it though, ill be checking back soon to find out what additional posts you include. <a href="https://www.affordablecustomwriting.com/cheap-custom-writing-service/" rel="nofollow">custom writing services</a>rthwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07634812053107920563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-27467663136836068502019-12-31T09:07:36.155-05:002019-12-31T09:07:36.155-05:00This is very educational content and written well ...This is very educational content and written well for a change. It's nice to see that some people still understand how to write a quality post.! <a href="https://www.affordablecustomwriting.com/cheap-coursework-writing-service/" rel="nofollow">buy cheap coursework</a>rthwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07634812053107920563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-13338407901477271142018-04-25T18:59:57.398-04:002018-04-25T18:59:57.398-04:00Thanks for sharing. This was very helpful and insp...Thanks for sharing. This was very helpful and inspiring. I related so much to your story related to education because I was homeschooled. It was very informative to remind you to basically have a message and point to your story. Tikaani Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256764317573473630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-80801837898126828562018-03-03T22:42:46.809-05:002018-03-03T22:42:46.809-05:00Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! Thanks...Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! Thanks so much for kind comment. Yes, words are extremely powerful. They truly do have the power to change lives.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting Adventures in Writing. Please stop by again. Enjoy your week!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-16081239548136009932018-03-03T03:21:51.782-05:002018-03-03T03:21:51.782-05:00Thanks for sharing your story. Words are very powe...Thanks for sharing your story. Words are very powerful with the ability to hurt or change a person's view. New Release Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578691797654868865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-13112019951957123952018-02-23T16:58:12.051-05:002018-02-23T16:58:12.051-05:00You are so right, Anna! Words seem to hurt more th...You are so right, Anna! Words seem to hurt more than actions because they live on in our hearts. And equally right is the assumption that we can take away the sting of those words. This is the reason I watch what I say to my own children. They need to dream. My job is to help that dream come true, if I can.<br /><br />It's always a pleasure finding your comments here at Adventures in Writing. Enjoy your weekend!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-88210828288771500252018-02-23T16:20:24.915-05:002018-02-23T16:20:24.915-05:00Thank you so much for your kind note, Caroliena. Y...Thank you so much for your kind note, Caroliena. Yes, we use fiction elements to create the true story of memoir.<br /><br />Thanks again for your comment on Adventures in Writing. Please visit again. Have a good weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-14620442411335255282018-02-23T16:17:22.834-05:002018-02-23T16:17:22.834-05:00The memoirist needs to be vulnerable to help the r...The memoirist needs to be vulnerable to help the reader see the message she is trying to make through the true story. And that's why memoir IS truly scary, Vanessa! But we all have a personal story to tell. Just try it.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment here at Adventures in Writing. Have a great weekend!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-15140695057088047402018-02-23T16:10:57.590-05:002018-02-23T16:10:57.590-05:00Yes, I feel fiction is safer to write than memoir,...Yes, I feel fiction is safer to write than memoir, too, Kristina. You and DR are right. Memoir is very difficult to form into story because everything needs to be true.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your kind words here at Adventures in Writing. Have a great weekend!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-73601721338222568522018-02-23T16:07:35.891-05:002018-02-23T16:07:35.891-05:00Ohmygosh, Erika! I can't thank you enough for ...Ohmygosh, Erika! I can't thank you enough for your kind words. I so truly need to hear them. Thanks so much for your vote of confidence, too. I really appreciate your comment here at Adventures in Writing. Have a great weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-20157681839343680332018-02-23T16:04:25.527-05:002018-02-23T16:04:25.527-05:00And thank you for your brilliant summation of what...And thank you for your brilliant summation of what we come to memoir for: "We wish for our own changes to improve our lives."<br /><br />Thanks for your comment here at Adventures in Writing, Cheryl. It's greatly appreciated. Have a great weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-47988237245850562712018-02-23T16:01:16.670-05:002018-02-23T16:01:16.670-05:00Thank you so much for your kind words here at Adve...Thank you so much for your kind words here at Adventures in Writing, Louise. I truly appreciate your comment. Have a great weekend!Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-73144518948743587742018-02-22T14:09:56.895-05:002018-02-22T14:09:56.895-05:00There have been times when I was haunted by someth...There have been times when I was haunted by something someone said in a moment of anger or thoughtlessness. It took years sometimes to come to grips with it. <br /><br />I gave them and their words power and I had the ability to take it away. Most people have no idea what they do to others. If they did, they'd keep their comments to themselves.<br /><br />Sharing your well thought out and kind comments are powerful as well. Telling your child they are okay as they are and ADHD only effects them while learning will do wonders for both of you. I know there is more... Baby steps.<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-62230390833159957402018-02-21T20:35:11.514-05:002018-02-21T20:35:11.514-05:00Thank you so much for sharing your story. I've...Thank you so much for sharing your story. I've come to really enjoy memoirs in recent years, having never voluntarily read memoir in high school or college. It's interesting to think that there are still some similar processes between fiction and memoir, that there's still a sense of "character building." Thanks again for sharing your insights!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18256506806199008006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-64882563151129115662018-02-21T20:34:56.866-05:002018-02-21T20:34:56.866-05:00I agree with those above, memoir is scary and I wo...I agree with those above, memoir is scary and I would feel to vulnerable writing it. But maybe, maybe I should.Vanessa Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419589892956454472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-53791096228153855482018-02-21T19:08:32.082-05:002018-02-21T19:08:32.082-05:00I second what DR said. I don't think I'd b...I second what DR said. I don't think I'd be able to write a memoir. Fiction it is for me. Somehow much safer. Way to go on pushing through.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160843845856383585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-3428500704041786182018-02-21T18:17:45.155-05:002018-02-21T18:17:45.155-05:00Victoria you are amazing and don't forget it. ...Victoria you are amazing and don't forget it. I am constantly in awe of your bravery in sharing your own story and the ability you have to look at your own life and filter it with the eyes of a writer. Keep moving forward. I believe in you.E.M.A.Timarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442803003506753574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-24133225777790301402018-02-21T17:28:05.147-05:002018-02-21T17:28:05.147-05:00"Memoir is a specific story about a specific ..."Memoir is a specific story about a specific person’s life and a specific arc of change that person goes through." I wish every writer trying to write a memoir would have this tattooed on their forehead (or forearm where they could see it). People, you don't need to put down every detail. We don't care. We do care about the change it made in you because we wish for our own changes to improve our lives.<br />Thanks for the insight.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455712281979335283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-19728040865479525652018-02-21T16:12:54.743-05:002018-02-21T16:12:54.743-05:00Terrific post -- hard-won and well-lived experienc...Terrific post -- hard-won and well-lived experience and wisdom shared so the rest of us can apply it to ourselves!Louise Foersterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371017418958429771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-37176232543260412742018-02-21T14:34:10.629-05:002018-02-21T14:34:10.629-05:00Thanks for your kind words, Chrys. I so need to he...Thanks for your kind words, Chrys. I so need to hear them. I do think that non-fiction and essays require a point to keep the writer on task and to help her prove her point.<br /><br />I truly appreciate your offer to read my memoir. I will keep that in mind once I get a version worth reading. Thanks so much! <br /><br />It's always a pleasure finding your comments here at Adventures in Writing. Enjoy your week! Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-90742372037966083132018-02-21T13:51:23.634-05:002018-02-21T13:51:23.634-05:00Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! Thanks...Hello and welcome to Adventures in Writing! Thanks so much for kind comment. You are right. Memoirists truly need to be courageous to complete their memoir story and publish it. I'll keep writing.<br /><br />Thanks again for your comment on Adventures in Writing. Please visit again. Have a good week!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220588443545007238.post-89703219520895664352018-02-21T13:35:41.207-05:002018-02-21T13:35:41.207-05:00You are the best, Raimey! Thanks for your kind wor...You are the best, Raimey! Thanks for your kind words. I truly need them. <br /><br />It's always a pleasure seeing you here at Adventures in Writing. Thanks for your note. Enjoy your week.Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.com