tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post5971640228298875560..comments2023-09-05T03:24:40.988-05:00Comments on Seize the day -- the blog of writer Molly Blaisdell: Writing Novels: MemoryMolly/Cecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-24199381839107404142012-01-18T07:54:39.750-06:002012-01-18T07:54:39.750-06:00I have not read that one by Natalie Goldberg. I wi...I have not read that one by Natalie Goldberg. I will give it a look. :)Molly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-69084543554833737022012-01-16T20:40:56.645-06:002012-01-16T20:40:56.645-06:00Wonderful post, esp. since I remember reading your...Wonderful post, esp. since I remember reading your book, even after all these years. Another book that has helped me to mine my memories is Natalie Goldberg's Old Friend from Far Away. Like Julia Cameron, I find that NG brings out some of my best writing. And there's always Peggy!Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-79960927718452410412012-01-15T14:48:06.355-06:002012-01-15T14:48:06.355-06:00Hi, Faith, I think we all have memories that chang...Hi, Faith, I think we all have memories that changed the whole course of our lives. That day with the tornado was a moment in time that significantly shaped the rest of my life. <br /><br />I think it is important to find that memory that we have a white hot emotional connection to and in some way was our personal turning point. I honestly believe that what you know is wrapped up in those formative emotional memories and it must pulled into your story world to every say anything. <br /><br />I also like Julia Cameron's book FINDING WATER. I did the exercises in it for a year and realized as much as I wanted to write, I was avoiding saying anything. When I began to write the secret memories things sort of broke loose for me. <br /><br />Just thinking. I really love our conversation here. I do hope you draw deep things from the well of your memories. Hugs.Molly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-61251500280890151342012-01-15T00:26:06.410-06:002012-01-15T00:26:06.410-06:00Mining your memories... I've been reading Anne...Mining your memories... I've been reading Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird and relishing this idea of routing out my smells and tastes and rawness that kind of get lost in the broadness of memories. Amazing that one intense memory burst out so fully into your story world. That's so cool. Here's to more happy mining in 2012!Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com