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Post #209 – Memoir Writing – Matilda Butler

Envision Yourself

Today’s writing prompt is designed to stretch you by letting you combine introspection with visual and written elements rather than just written words.

A recurring theme on this blog is the value of examining your inner life and your outer life and writing about what you discover. Some women in this community want to write for themselves, some for their families, and other for the public. Sometimes, it becomes valuable to express our thoughts in ways that go beyond words.

If you get blocked in your writing, this exercise will help. Or if you just get tired of always writing, writing, writing, then this prompt will help you shake it up.

Memoir Writing Prompt

Choose from either column (the “I” column or the “She” column). The only difference is the point of view. You can either “be inside yourself” (I) or you can be on the “outside looking at you.” (She)

Visual Memoir Definition

“I”…………………………….”She”

I was………………………….She was…
I am…………………………..She is…
I will be……………………..She will be…
I want to be………………She wants to be…

Begin with just one of these phrases. Later you can return to the prompt and work on as many of these are you like. First you need to spend time thinking about how to complete your chosen phrase. You follow that up by thinking how to visually represent the way you want to finish the phrase. Once you settle to work on the visual part, take no more than two hours to complete it. You may want to set an even shorter time.

Use paper no larger 8.5 x 11. In other words, use what you have on hand. There is no need to purchase elaborate supplies. If you happen to be a scrapbooker, then you might want to use some of your special materials. But the point here is a creative look at how to express who you are. The emphasis is on a creative visual representation — not on spending money.

Once you have completed your art, you may want to write one to four paragraphs about your “I” or “She” statement and the resulting art. Or you can just let the statement and the art stand on their own. If this touches you deeply, then you may want to write more than the 1-4 paragraphs.

Trust Me, It Works

Visual Memorials

We did this exercise in one of my classes recently. I was blown away by the result. You may not think you have an artistic talent. So cut images from magazines and build your story, layer on layer. If you already paint or draw, then use your talents and skills in this slightly different way. All approaches work.

Besides. This is fun.

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An Example

I thought for a long time about giving you an example. Why? I don’t want to influence your own creative bent. But I finally decided to share with you what one of my students, Gale Henshel, produced using this prompt. Gale, thanks for letting me show her work.

Then take a look at what she did…she took the POV of her cat, Latta. Clever.

At first, this example just looks cute. It certainly shows one way of using the prompt. But what I love about it is that the more you look at it, the more you read it, the more layers you see. Hope you enjoy exploring it as much as our class did.

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