Memories

What would happen if you woke up one morning and began to question your memories? What if what you remember is wrong - you've made accusations about people that you thought hurt you, but they didn't. Or at least they didn't hurt you in the way you specifically remember. What do you do when you can't trust your thoughts, your mind, your past? Did something so horrific happen that caused all your memories to become repressed into your subconscious mind, and rearrange everything else in your life? You can no longer trust anything from your past - how exactly do you work through that? Your memories seem so very real to you - but are somewhat fuzzy. You need to question everything and everyone - nothing can be trusted.

A stormy past

I've decided to start recording my memoir. Not necessarily for publication, but because I think it’s important to record my life. Well, maybe for publication at some point – I think it may be important for there to be a recording of what has happened in my life, how it has made me feel, and how it has affected my life. I've fought with my lost memories for so many years, waiting for something to come back to me. I’m just going to start writing and see where it takes me. Maybe it will help me get some kind of closure, maybe it will help stimulate my memories. But regardless, I think it’s important for me to do this.

Reviews on my book

I almost have the first 11 chapters completed for my novel, so I began researching writing groups to see if I could get involved in something near me or online. I found a writing review group through Harper Collins Publishing, Authonomy.com. I was so nervous about putting my partial novel online for review, but I did it. I'm actually having published authors in my genre read and review what I have so far - and so far, they like it! I'm shocked at the wonderful comments and encouragements I'm receiving. I guess I really wasn't sure about my book, not all that confident about my writing, but these comments have so helped with my current writers block and I'm back to writing the next scenes of my book. And, if I rank high enough I could end up on the editors desk and have Harper Collins review my book for publication! Wow, this writing gig might actually happen, Yay!