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Writing About Myself

September 8, 2010 By

In my efforts to improve my writing and keep my blog relevant to the subject of ME, I recently stumbled across the idea of memoir writing. Memoirs. That made perfect sense to me, since on a personal blog we write about ourselves, our lives, and other things that interest us. Using the term “memoir” doesn’t mean that we have to reach back far into the past to come up with something to write about.

I was at the bookstore last weekend and picked up Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir by Natalie Goldberg. I flipped through it in the store and bought it with the intention that it would give me ideas on what to write about. After I got the book home, I started with the introduction, since it is titled “Read This Introduction”. In one of the last paragraphs, I saw one of the most perfect sentences about writing.

Writing is the act of reaching across the abyss of isolation to share and reflect.

That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? These memories are in our minds, and we write to share them with the world. I can’t think of a better way to describe what we do, whether we fancy ourselves writers or just bloggers.

For those that need simpler prompts, there is also this book: The Book of Myself A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography In 201 Questions. I picked it up years ago but I don’t think I wrote much in it. I know it’s around somewhere, so I’ll have to dig it out as it will be a great way to reflect and provide inspiration for more blog posts.

That’s the approach I’ve been trying to take on my blog lately, writing in a memoir style rather than boring you with the details of my daily life. What do you think? Do you incorporate memoir-style posts or do you just blog about your daily life? Why?

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