Our lives are so big. Where does one start in making sense of and recording one’s life story?
Digging up memories and stories, and finding the overarching theme or themes of your memoir, is like digging into soil – you never know what you will find.
I believe you need to push through the top soil – that is the banal, day-to-day stuff – and into the more primal, meaningful and sometimes painful “essence” of your life. Your fingers may press against slimy worms and decaying compost. The soil will get under your nails. But push through, because it’s here that the seeds of your memoir are hidden. Read more...
Our lives are so big. Where does one start in making sense of and recording one’s life story?
Digging up memories and stories, and finding the overarching theme or themes of your memoir, is like digging into soil – you never know what you will find.
I believe you need to push through the top soil – that is the banal, day-to-day stuff – and into the more primal, meaningful and sometimes painful “essence” of your life. Your fingers may press against slimy worms and decaying compost. The soil will get under your nails. But push through, because it’s here that the seeds of your memoir are hidden.
- See more at: http://writersvictoria.org.au/help-for-writers/writing-workouts/post/digging-up-the-themes-of-your-life-a-writing-exercise-from-spiri-tsintziras/#sthash.aBKMWeQK.dpuf
