Thursday, 30 April 2009
MEMOIRABELIA
"Memoirs can often appear 'flat' and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting and developing characters, storyline and conflict-for everyone to share."
Below is today's contribution......
I was born around 2 pm on the twenty-ninth of May, 1945, in a Catholic nursing home for unmarried mothers somewhere in North London. Outside, military personnel, men and women,thronged the pavements, laughing, singing, and shouting whilst others worked in groups erecting trestle-tables in preparation for the weekend’s continuation of the Victory celebrations.That day everyone was deliriously happy. The War had ended. They had survived.
The Sisters of Faith assisted my mother in bringing me into the free world. I wassurrounded by sombre-faced nuns whose singular purpose was to provide a bridge ofhumanity between an unmarried, eighteen-year-old girl and her newborn child, and a largelyuncaring world where she would be judged as a ‘fallen woman’; a place that decreed mymother’s shame, and mine by association, should be hidden from public view.To accommodate our disgrace, arrangements were made for George and Dolly Fowler, from faraway Brighton, to adopt me –so that my mother’s infamy would be erased.
From-'A Mother to Kill a Son' In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's beginnings,the environment where the roots of his sense of worthlessness were born.
Question:How would you improve it.......? .Tag your answer to comments....
Ross Martin(author)
A Mother to Kill a Son.
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk
Below is today's contribution......
I was born around 2 pm on the twenty-ninth of May, 1945, in a Catholic nursing home for unmarried mothers somewhere in North London. Outside, military personnel, men and women,thronged the pavements, laughing, singing, and shouting whilst others worked in groups erecting trestle-tables in preparation for the weekend’s continuation of the Victory celebrations.That day everyone was deliriously happy. The War had ended. They had survived.
The Sisters of Faith assisted my mother in bringing me into the free world. I wassurrounded by sombre-faced nuns whose singular purpose was to provide a bridge ofhumanity between an unmarried, eighteen-year-old girl and her newborn child, and a largelyuncaring world where she would be judged as a ‘fallen woman’; a place that decreed mymother’s shame, and mine by association, should be hidden from public view.To accommodate our disgrace, arrangements were made for George and Dolly Fowler, from faraway Brighton, to adopt me –so that my mother’s infamy would be erased.
From-'A Mother to Kill a Son' In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's beginnings,the environment where the roots of his sense of worthlessness were born.
Question:How would you improve it.......? .Tag your answer to comments....
Ross Martin(author)
A Mother to Kill a Son.
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
MEMOIRABELIA
Memoirs can often appear 'flat' and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting and developing characters, storyline and conflict-for everyone to share." Below is today's contribution......
'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The rumbling diesels groan along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro across the hot baked shingle.........''from-'A Mother to Kill a Son' In thisexcerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's experience as a child.
Question: How would you improve it.......? .Tag your answer or your memoir excerpt to comments........."
Ross Martin,author
'A Mother to Kill aSon.'
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
Saturday, 25 April 2009
MEMOIRABELIA
"This blog is about you -sharing your past and developing your memoir. If you want to write your memoir and benefit from encouragement and support from me and other interested writers-then this is the place to start. I post bulletins from my memoir and then you just follow on...."
Often memoirs can appear flat and lack excitement for readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, by plotting and developing characters, storyline and conflict so that rather than events remain as significant points in time to you alone - everyone can share them."
'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The rumbling diesels groan along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro across the hot baked shingle.........''from-'A Mother to Kill a Son' In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's experience as a child. Now its your turn-
Question: How would you improve it.......? .Tag your answer, or your memoir excerpt to comments........."
Ross Martin,author'A Mother to Kill aSon.
www.brightonboy.co.uk
chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
Often memoirs can appear flat and lack excitement for readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, by plotting and developing characters, storyline and conflict so that rather than events remain as significant points in time to you alone - everyone can share them."
'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The rumbling diesels groan along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro across the hot baked shingle.........''from-'A Mother to Kill a Son' In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's experience as a child. Now its your turn-
Question: How would you improve it.......? .Tag your answer, or your memoir excerpt to comments........."
Ross Martin,author'A Mother to Kill aSon.
www.brightonboy.co.uk
chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
MEMOIRABELIA
"This blog is about you -sharing your past and developing your memoir. If you want to write your memoir and benefit from encouragement and support from me and other interested writers-then this is the place to start. I post bulletins of my memoir and then you just follow on...."
Frequently, memoirs appear flat and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting and development of characters, storyline and conflict-for everyone to share.
"'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The rumbling diesels groan along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro across the hot baked shingle.........''from-'A Mother to Kill a Son' In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's experience as a child. Now its your turn-
Question: How would you improve it.......? .Tag your answer or your memoir excerpt to comments........."
Ross Martin,author
'A Mother to Kill aSon.'
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
Frequently, memoirs appear flat and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting and development of characters, storyline and conflict-for everyone to share.
"'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The rumbling diesels groan along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro across the hot baked shingle.........''from-'A Mother to Kill a Son' In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's experience as a child. Now its your turn-
Question: How would you improve it.......? .Tag your answer or your memoir excerpt to comments........."
Ross Martin,author
'A Mother to Kill aSon.'
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
Friday, 24 April 2009
MEMOIRABELIA
"This blog is about you -sharing your past and developing your memoir. If you want to write your memoir and benefit from encouragement and support from me and other interested writers-then this is the place to start. I post bulletins of my memoir and then you just follow on...."
Frequently, memoirs appear flat and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting and development of characters, storyline and conflict-for everyone to share.;"
'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The rumbling diesels groan along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro on the hot baked shingle.........''from-'A Mother to Kill a Son'
In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's experience as a child.
Question: How would you improve it.......?
Now its your turn.Tag your memoir excerpt to comments........."
Ross Martin,author
A Mother to Kill a Son
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
Frequently, memoirs appear flat and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting and development of characters, storyline and conflict-for everyone to share.;"
'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The rumbling diesels groan along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro on the hot baked shingle.........''from-'A Mother to Kill a Son'
In this excerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowler's experience as a child.
Question: How would you improve it.......?
Now its your turn.Tag your memoir excerpt to comments........."
Ross Martin,author
A Mother to Kill a Son
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
Thursday, 23 April 2009
MEMOIRABELIA
"This blog is about you -sharing your past. If you want to write your memoir and benefit from encouragement and support from me and other interested writers-then this is the place to start. I post bulletins of my memoir and then you just follow on.....
Remember, memoirs are very often flat and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting development of characters and storyline and conflict-for everyone to share.
Example:
'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The noise of
traffic groans along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.
I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro on the hot baked shingle.........'
from 'A Mother to Kill a Son'.......
In this exerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowlers experience as a child.
Now its your turn.Tag your memoir exerpt to comments..........
Ross Martin,author
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk/5.html
Remember, memoirs are very often flat and have less meaning for modern readers. This Blog is about bringing your experiences to life, so that rather than events remaining as significant points in time to you alone -you bring them to life by plotting development of characters and storyline and conflict-for everyone to share.
Example:
'It is summer and I have left the wonders of ‘The Downs’school far behind. I spend every day on the beach. I love the sun and sea air on my body. The sounds of people, their feet shuffle the shingle as they tramp and trudge their furrows between the groynes. The noise of
traffic groans along the Kings Road overlooking the promenade. I spend my time walking along the beach surrounded by the swell and smell of human traffic, the movement of bodies socializing somehow reaffirms that I belong to the human race. I soak up the atmosphere. I am addicted to this taste of freedom.
I smell the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked toffee apples in the salt air. Instant hunger pangs are triggered by the sound of ice cream vendors and deckchair merchants as they announce their wares and trudge to and fro on the hot baked shingle.........'
from 'A Mother to Kill a Son'.......
In this exerpt I am setting the scene,describing Nicky' Fowlers experience as a child.
Now its your turn.Tag your memoir exerpt to comments..........
Ross Martin,author
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk/5.html
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
MEMOIRABELIA
"This blog is about you -sharing your past -if you want to write your memoir and benefit from encouragement and support from me and anyone on blog-then this is the place to start your career.I post bulletins of my memoir and then you just follow on........"
'Post war Brighton, 1945. Nicky Fowler is an illegitimate ‘war baby’ whose real father, a soldier, returns to Canada. His mother gives him up for adoption to an unstable woman (Dolly) and George, her weak and inadequate husband. Dolly treats Nicky as a domestic slave, and beats him with the 'retribution rod' if he slacks. When he finds out he is a bastard, Nicky becomes plagued by a sense of worthlessness.' Inthis extract I'm trying to set the scene for Nicky's environment and his major trait,from-'A Mother to Kill a Son'-.......Now its your turn.Tag your memoir exerpt to comments..........
Ross Martin,author
www.brightonboy.co.uk
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/
'Post war Brighton, 1945. Nicky Fowler is an illegitimate ‘war baby’ whose real father, a soldier, returns to Canada. His mother gives him up for adoption to an unstable woman (Dolly) and George, her weak and inadequate husband. Dolly treats Nicky as a domestic slave, and beats him with the 'retribution rod' if he slacks. When he finds out he is a bastard, Nicky becomes plagued by a sense of worthlessness.' Inthis extract I'm trying to set the scene for Nicky's environment and his major trait,from-'A Mother to Kill a Son'-.......Now its your turn.Tag your memoir exerpt to comments..........
Ross Martin,author
www.brightonboy.co.uk
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
MEMOIRABELIA
"This blog is about you -sharing your past -if you want to write your memoir and benefit from encouragement and support from me and anyone on blog-then this is the place to start your career.I post bulletins of my memoir and then you just follow on........"
'Post war Brighton, 1945. Nicky Fowler is an illegitimate ‘war baby’ whose real father, a soldier, returns to Canada. His mother gives him up for adoption to an unstable woman (Dolly) and George, her weak and inadequate husband. Dolly treats Nicky as a domestic slave, and beats him with the 'retribution rod' if he slacks. When he finds out he is a bastard, Nicky becomes plagued by a sense of worthlessness.'
I'm trying to set the scene for Nicky's environment and his major trait.from 'A Mother to Kill a Son'-........' Now its your turn-tag your memoir exerpt to comments...........
Ross Martin.Author:
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk/
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1309
'Post war Brighton, 1945. Nicky Fowler is an illegitimate ‘war baby’ whose real father, a soldier, returns to Canada. His mother gives him up for adoption to an unstable woman (Dolly) and George, her weak and inadequate husband. Dolly treats Nicky as a domestic slave, and beats him with the 'retribution rod' if he slacks. When he finds out he is a bastard, Nicky becomes plagued by a sense of worthlessness.'
I'm trying to set the scene for Nicky's environment and his major trait.from 'A Mother to Kill a Son'-........' Now its your turn-tag your memoir exerpt to comments...........
Ross Martin.Author:
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk/
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1309
Monday, 20 April 2009
This blog is about you -sharing your past -if you want to write your memoir and benefit from encouragement and support from me and anyone on blog-then this is the place to start your career.I post bulletins of my memoir and you just follow on....................
'Post war Brighton, 1945. Nicky Fowler is an illegitimate ‘war baby’ whose real father, a soldier, returns to Canada. His mother gives him up for adoption to an unstable woman (Dolly) and George, her weak and inadequate husband. Dolly treats Nicky as a domestic slave, and beats him with the 'retribution rod' if he slacks. When he finds out he is a bastard, Nicky becomes plagued by a sense of worthlessness.' I'm trying to set the scene for Nicky's environment and his major trait.
from 'A Mother to Kill a Son.' Now its your turn-tag your exerpt/s to the comments
Ross Martin.Author:
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk/
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1309
'Post war Brighton, 1945. Nicky Fowler is an illegitimate ‘war baby’ whose real father, a soldier, returns to Canada. His mother gives him up for adoption to an unstable woman (Dolly) and George, her weak and inadequate husband. Dolly treats Nicky as a domestic slave, and beats him with the 'retribution rod' if he slacks. When he finds out he is a bastard, Nicky becomes plagued by a sense of worthlessness.' I'm trying to set the scene for Nicky's environment and his major trait.
from 'A Mother to Kill a Son.' Now its your turn-tag your exerpt/s to the comments
Ross Martin.Author:
http://www.brightonboy.co.uk/
http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1309
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