 Action/Adventure: September 22, 2021 Issue [#10993] |
This week: A Look at the Past Edited by: NaNoKit  
More Newsletters By This Editor 
 
1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions
What's in your past? Do you have a story (or two) to share? Is there anything that would surprise people?
This week's Action/Adventure Newsletter is all about our personal history.
NaNoKit |
| ASIN: 0996254145 |
|
Amazon's Price: $ 12.95
|
|
Some years ago, an elderly lady I know wrote down her life story. It was a project undertaken through a ladies’ writing group she attended. The project was a personal one – only a single copy exists. Now, at the age of 88, she has asked for some help in ‘putting it on the computer’, as she puts it, so that digital copies can be sent to interested family members.
She has lived an amazing life. Born in the 1930s she has been through the war. She travelled the UK when she was just in her teens. She has had all these adventures, but she does not see her past as anything out of the ordinary. I guess that many of us never do.
It’s the same with my mother-in-law. I would love it if she wrote down her life story. She is such an amazing woman whose experiences could inspire others, yet she does not see herself nor the things that she’s done as worthy of such consideration. It’s a shame, really.
When you look back at your life so far, what do you see? I have never been tempted to write a biography, and I cannot see that changing. Who would want to read it? I don’t have any children, which means I will never have any grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on. Nobody who might, one day, be curious as to what I got up to when I was younger. And yet…
My day-to-day life is pretty dull. I study, I do all the usual chores around the house, I play with my cats, go for a walk with my husband when the weather’s nice. I might read a book, or play some Stardew Valley. It’s not the stuff of which gripping stories are made. I have had adventures, though. I cannot say that when I think of everything I’ve got up to there’s nothing interesting at all. No Hollywood movies will ever be made of me – and thank goodness, as I wouldn’t envy the poor soul chosen to play me – but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been quite daring at times.
I am positive that when you look back, you have some tales to tell, too. We all have unique experiences, events that others would be surprised to hear about. For example, I once met up with a guy who, as it turned out, wanted to preserve his pets after they passed away, and who had this strange obsession with old-fashioned dental equipment. And nobody who’d meet me now would expect that I went whitewater canoeing down waterfalls as a teen. Especially as I cannot swim. It’s a long story…
Perhaps, then, if you do not feel that writing a biographical novel is for you, you might consider writing some shorter biographical pieces. You’re on a website with readers who enjoy reading biographical works, so there is a potential audience out there. It might be fun. A new experience in your life. And you never know who you end up inspiring!
NaNoKit
|
Some contests and activities to inspire you:
| |  | Invalid Item
This item number is not valid.
#1873271 by Not Available. |
And don't forget:
|
Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter!
https://www.Writing.Com/go/nl_form
Don't forget to support our sponsor!
| ASIN: 1542722411 |
|
Amazon's Price: $ 12.99
|
|
The Action/Adventure Newsletter Team welcomes any and all questions, suggestions, thoughts and feedback, so please don't hesitate to write in! 
Wishing you a week filled with inspiration,
The Action/Adventure Newsletter Team
|
| ASIN: B01IEVJVAG |
Product Type: Kindle Store
|
Amazon's Price: $ 9.99
|
|
To stop receiving this newsletter, click here for your newsletter subscription list. Simply uncheck the box next to any newsletter(s) you wish to cancel and then click to "Submit Changes". You can edit your subscriptions at any time.
|
This printed copy is for your personal use only. Reproduction
of this work in any other form is not allowed and does violate its copyright. |
View Portfolio
Visit Notebook
Send Gift Points
Awards
Badges
Send Email
