I also have been doing audio journals since 2000, especially of significant moments in history, such as the day when US-UK inivadaed Iraq in 2003, and other momentous periods. The journals have been merely me reporting/re-counting what was happening, how I felt, etc. Coupled with all this are journal entries of the Berlin Wall going down (I was a teenager), Gulf war, UN crises, etc, all captured in my own words. Do I write memoirs or use it for fictional material instead?
2006-11-24 03:49:10 · 4 answers · asked by ekbensah 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The best advice I ever got on writing was from the Annie Dillard book The Writing Life. She basically says never to save anything for a future project because more material is always coming down the pipe. I think you could write either one in a way that would be very interesting and readable. My advice would be to pick your strength (fiction or non) and go with it.
2006-11-24 03:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by tomstrong83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a great amount of information you have accumulated. It was mainly done for yourself. Right? You can pass it on to your family and friends, especially the children in your life. To make money on it, is entirely up to you. Obviously, there are many different avenues to go with that. Working that material into some fictional story lines could prove to be interesting. That factual material you have accumulated could go along way to support your stories. Good luck. Keep writing. Jimmy Buffet has wrote a few books. I heard him say once, that he writes a page a day. Doesn't sound like much, but hey after a year you have a pretty long book!
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2006-11-24 04:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by Peter M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scan and save them. Your children and grandchildren will enjoy your personal vision on historic events.
2006-11-24 04:21:57 · answer #4 · answered by morganna_f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋