It was of course a wonderful trip-the vision of the Eiffel Tower even better than my imagination, and the art…I was breathless. Not long ago, I went to France-first to Paris, then Lyon and the southern mountains where Cezanne and Van Gogh used to paint. The thrill of our destination courses through us, spurring us forward with high hopes about what we’ll encounter. As we pack our suitcase, we imagine the moments to come. It’s a valuable trip to take if you know where you are going, what you need to make the trip go smoothly and how to arrive at your destination.Ĩ Tips for Taking the Psychological Trip of Writing a Memoir Today she offers a post with 8 tips for writing a memoir and taking that journey through your past life and putting it all down on paper. Linda Joy Myers, author of The Power of Memoir-How to Write Your Healing Story, is the expert on memoir as a healing journey as well as the president of the National Association of Memoir Writers. Additionally, writing about our lives can prove healing, and sometimes reading about someone else’s healing journey can provide just the medicine we need. I don’t find this surprising, since so many people want to find meaning in the events of their lives and to share that meaning with others. Many of this year’s Write Nonfiction in November participants are writing memoirs.
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