Comments on: Memoir: What’s it All About?

By: marionroach

marionroach — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:41:42 +0000

Uh oh. Caught helping a sister. Well, it’s the best thing to be caught doing, don’t you think?

By: margaret

margaret — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:39:00 +0000

Of course I am sitting here at the kitchen table these weeks and months writing a memoir, and I keep wondering, sissy, if you are posting these little gems to keep me honest and on track? Are you trying to tell me something? Sounds like. Keep the tips coming…I am not even halfway there yet.

By: marionroach

marionroach — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:15:04 +0000

Hi, Joely. Welcome back. And wow, thanks for the link to that great story of yours about recasting your past. Congratulations on publishing it. Ah, that old devil interpretation: I’ll need to take that on in a future memoir post. Thanks for the prompt. Stay tuned.

By: Joely

Joely — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:19:22 +0000

Thank you for this reminder Marion! Framing is a great exercise for writing — and for living our lives looking forward instead of back. What has happened to us may not be as important as HOW we interpret those happenings. This can be a key to easing depression, healing relationships, and taking away the burden of a past that may be less poetic than you might have liked! I wrote about this in a story here: http://zoominlocal.com/albany-times-union;see-a9DZr136rb3Qccf9#c-407552