Making Memorable
Memoirs Magical
The To Do List of RETROSPECTIVE WRITING
MYSTIC MOON BOOKSTORE
August 17th, 2010
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
7119 E. Mercer, Scottsdale – RSVP
Patricia L. Brooks, Author, Speaker,
Publishing Consultant, Educator
Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC, www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
· Anticipate the Journey – and take us there
o How did you live your life – for you or for them?
· Develop the protagonist – You
o Will you tell your true stories completely?
· Create the Artist of your Life
o How will you write – with emotional beats?
· Communicate to us Who you are
o Will you change anything to protect yourself?
· Sketch fully your Character Choices
o Do you understand who they are?
· Look to your Memories in a New Way
o What I the significance of this memoir?
· Weave Threads with Theme
o Can you guide your life story to a compelling read?
· Squelch in the end the anger, hatred and resentment
o Can you express your feelings constructively?
· Honor love, hope, joy, happiness
o Do you understand what you believe and why?
· Seek in the end Transformation – Your burst of Energy at the Close
o What will lead to your transformation?
“What is your myth – the myth in which you live?”
Carl Jung
THANKS WWW.WRITERSDIGEST.COM and Writers Digest Magazine for this quote and some of these writing ideas. Happy Writing!
