Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Memoir Writing
Nan Barnes
Today’s Memoir/Family History Quote
“Life is not that which one lived, but that which one remembers, and how one remembers to tell it.”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Today’s Literary Birthday
American novelist Alexandra Ripley was born on this day in 1934. Her books Who’s the Lady in the President’s Bed, Charleston, Leaving Charleston, Time Returns and New Orleans Legacy were all best sellers. But Ripley is best known for a book that was panned by almost every critic, Scarlett, a sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. Despite the negative reviews, Scarlett too was a best seller.
Today’s Memoir/Family History Memory Trigger
Each day we offer a question or action to help you trigger your memories of things which will make your memoir or family history richer, more detailed and more interesting. Reflect on the prompt and see what ideas it triggers. Here’s today’s:
If you aren’t a Senior Citizen, how do you imagine your life will be when you are? If you are, how has your life turned out with regards to your former expectations?
“Life is not that which one lived, but that which one remembers, and how one remembers to tell it.”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Today’s Literary Birthday
American novelist Alexandra Ripley was born on this day in 1934. Her books Who’s the Lady in the President’s Bed, Charleston, Leaving Charleston, Time Returns and New Orleans Legacy were all best sellers. But Ripley is best known for a book that was panned by almost every critic, Scarlett, a sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. Despite the negative reviews, Scarlett too was a best seller.
Today’s Memoir/Family History Memory Trigger
Each day we offer a question or action to help you trigger your memories of things which will make your memoir or family history richer, more detailed and more interesting. Reflect on the prompt and see what ideas it triggers. Here’s today’s:
If you aren’t a Senior Citizen, how do you imagine your life will be when you are? If you are, how has your life turned out with regards to your former expectations?