We all have families. We all have stories from our families. Here are some ideas to get you started on that essay or memoir:
1. Think of a family
story you have told or you have heard and decide what the THEME of the story
is. Make some notes.
2. Write the story
briefly without straying from the theme or explaining who the people are nor
giving any background information.
3. Now while you imagine you are talking to a close friend,
write your thoughts about the story assuming your friend knows the story
already.
4. Now write the story again incorporating those thoughts or
allowing the insights made change the way you tell the story.
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1. Make a list of
your family's or close-knit group's classic stories, the ones you repeat all
the time.
2. Next to each story write what myths it fosters about the
group or what purpose it serves.
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1. Make a list of the ways you could focus a memoir with a
certain defined period, for example, "The year I got married," "The year I went to first
grade." You can also use a shorter
period or a longer one but they may be more difficult to work with.
2. Make a list of topics you feel passionate about.
3. Topics you argue about.
4. Write about the process of learning something over a
period of time. What did it feel like at
different stages?
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