tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post6282007972445471487..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: So You Want to Write About Your Life?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-74296442651633492432010-09-18T18:18:56.778-04:002010-09-18T18:18:56.778-04:00Great advice. Thanks so much.Great advice. Thanks so much.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-63228163940243174022010-09-17T14:59:31.420-04:002010-09-17T14:59:31.420-04:00I think writing about your life when something tra...I think writing about your life when something traumatic has happened can be helpful to the author and to those who read it.<br /><br />Though I've had plenty of traumatic events in my life (how could I help it I've lived so long), I chose to include them in fictional writing. Worked just as well for me.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-3034295937060645922010-09-17T09:44:53.089-04:002010-09-17T09:44:53.089-04:00Maggie, we may have to collaborate someday (betwee...Maggie, we may have to collaborate someday (between other deadlines!). ;-)Susan McBridehttp://SusanMcBride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-45304304625533090312010-09-17T08:39:25.926-04:002010-09-17T08:39:25.926-04:00Theo, great advice and very timely. I was just th...Theo, great advice and very timely. I was just thinking today about writing down some of my experiences with cancer, just like Susan. (Between us, Susan, with your boob cancer and my groin cancer, we'd have quite a tome.) I'm going to print out your suggestions, Theo, and keep them handy. MaggieDea, Kia, Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343657178001614404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-7648785940067429932010-09-17T08:25:51.973-04:002010-09-17T08:25:51.973-04:00Theo, thanks so much for joining us today! Your t...Theo, thanks so much for joining us today! Your tips are awesome, even for non-memoir writers, especially taking your observations seriously and keeping a notebook handy. I have a tiny notebook in my purse that I constantly take out to jot down a thought, observation, or a bit of overheard dialogue. Love your suggested writing books, and I'd also add ON WRITING by Stephen King. I feel like someday I might want to tackle a memoir about going through boob cancer at 42, a year after being named a St. Louis Magazine "top single" and meeting my nine years younger hubby. If I do, I'll know which expert to turn to for advice. ;-)Susan McBridehttp://SusanMcBride.comnoreply@blogger.com