tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post754155913931525306..comments2024-03-28T05:25:32.959-04:00Comments on Nonfiction Fest: From Memory to MemoirUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-81982582025544467472021-03-02T15:24:47.513-05:002021-03-02T15:24:47.513-05:00This was a post that I truly needed to help provok...This was a post that I truly needed to help provoke memories that keep "occupying your [my] thoughts" or where so locked away that it had to take this challenge to help pull them out of me. Needless to say, I was able to jot down some 23 memories that I can possible work with to write about. Thanks for the post!Priscilla Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301281663498246708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-18181490142883857662021-02-28T22:32:16.978-05:002021-02-28T22:32:16.978-05:00Thank you for this excellent post. While reading, ...Thank you for this excellent post. While reading, I realized that this is my favorite kind of picture book -- I'm going to make a deliberate effort to look at my own life through this lens for a while, thanks.Ellen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876487671675992735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-70737924268878698072021-02-28T21:04:51.364-05:002021-02-28T21:04:51.364-05:00Michelle, learning to use a dummy in the revision ...Michelle, learning to use a dummy in the revision phase is such a useful tool! From staying true to theme, to creating memorable scenes, to ensuring page turns, the benefits are numerous. Thank you for your post!Michelle H. Losardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526439787865290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-9802220335183319282021-02-28T21:00:39.946-05:002021-02-28T21:00:39.946-05:00Andrea, I have such an affinity to memoiristic pic...Andrea, I have such an affinity to memoiristic picture books. The individual experience of a person’s life and its influence is so interesting to me. Thank you for your post!Michelle H. Losardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526439787865290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-59927299973436871612021-02-28T14:52:00.470-05:002021-02-28T14:52:00.470-05:00I have a strong memory of a pen pal of my sister&#...I have a strong memory of a pen pal of my sister's who came to visit all the way from Japan one summer when I was about 11 years old. We connected much deeper that the two of them and we spent the next few years writing to each other. I can close my eyes and still see her and all the fun we had during her visit. Maybe I need to think about this memory some more...<br /><br />Great post!<br />Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-67658522121337841242021-02-28T11:28:37.796-05:002021-02-28T11:28:37.796-05:00Thank you for this inspirational post, Andrea! Fe...Thank you for this inspirational post, Andrea! Few childhood memories came tapping on my mental window as I was reading and I am so glad I will not need to wait for a quiet moment to make a few notes. Sparks flying everywhere. I previously used my own childhood experience to write someone else’s story. Never did I think my own slice of life could be the focus. Time to go exploring!Krissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637765604905709407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-29125222752794052042021-02-28T06:55:31.194-05:002021-02-28T06:55:31.194-05:00This is so inspiring! I TALK LIKE A RIVER was one ...This is so inspiring! I TALK LIKE A RIVER was one of my favorite PBs this year, and I have not heard the term "memoiristic picture book" before, but I am embracing it! Thank you.maryecroninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163358144893223781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-57723832784591764232021-02-28T02:39:27.122-05:002021-02-28T02:39:27.122-05:00Andrea thank you for a great post. I love Drawn To...Andrea thank you for a great post. I love Drawn Together and I Talk Like A River. It is interesting what we remember and how it is affected by our childhood/adult lenses. Especially when siblings have such different recollections. I look forward to trying one of these memoiristic PBs one day.McMarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220596181845667321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-59881179385524729862021-02-28T00:28:35.995-05:002021-02-28T00:28:35.995-05:00Beautiful post! Thank you so much!Beautiful post! Thank you so much!Jill Tataranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-70457392572628527242021-02-27T22:15:53.342-05:002021-02-27T22:15:53.342-05:00Thank you for a great tutorial in memory explorati...Thank you for a great tutorial in memory exploration and great examples to show how to too.topangamariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471547925766098901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-27198234501666674672021-02-27T18:39:58.852-05:002021-02-27T18:39:58.852-05:00I've never heard of the genre labeled as memoi...I've never heard of the genre labeled as memoiristic, yet I have read a couple of these. Thank you for sharing, Andrea!Terri Sabolhttps://terrisabol.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-84697328371591307772021-02-27T15:19:44.265-05:002021-02-27T15:19:44.265-05:00Simply inspiring and beautiful post. Thank you!Simply inspiring and beautiful post. Thank you!Julie K Rubinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513962473935837718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-88759832592471994382021-02-27T14:54:08.412-05:002021-02-27T14:54:08.412-05:00Thanks for a great post - I will be mining my memo...Thanks for a great post - I will be mining my memories for story ideas.Melissa Stollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241631485270604691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-51212642287618846432021-02-27T13:39:17.189-05:002021-02-27T13:39:17.189-05:00I've written various picture books about child...I've written various picture books about childhood memories. Many times they get mixed with non-fiction topucs that I love like endemic animals from my island (parrots or river animals, for example) or particular settings like the mountains. I mix memory with facts. Wondering if others have this experience. Thanks for a glimpse into your process. Enlighting!Zoraida Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900816290799322303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-43949203869108677612021-02-27T13:28:45.867-05:002021-02-27T13:28:45.867-05:00Wow, this was a wonderful post. Thank you for shar...Wow, this was a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing. It has opened my eyes to possibilities that I hadn't even considered. Susan Inezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760655377461371702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-49220510152907557392021-02-27T13:22:30.070-05:002021-02-27T13:22:30.070-05:00Thank you for this beautiful post, Andrea. The exa...Thank you for this beautiful post, Andrea. The examples you provide are so full of heart; I love them! I can't wait to see Watercress. It looks stunning. What a perfect, sensory and child-friendly way to access your parents'--and their whole generation's--story. kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818769412354567170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-50161603076913514932021-02-27T12:27:57.972-05:002021-02-27T12:27:57.972-05:00What a lovely post! I especially loved the activi...What a lovely post! I especially loved the activity and the idea that even the simplest memory can breath life into a gem of a story. Thank you!Echo Robenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352724401177913000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-236756387081386132021-02-27T11:56:44.376-05:002021-02-27T11:56:44.376-05:00I've always loved teaching memoir as an elemen...I've always loved teaching memoir as an elementary teacher. I look forward to reading these titles and mining my own life for memories. Thanks, Andrea!ann mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987581459604649235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-81961365725309778402021-02-27T08:24:52.827-05:002021-02-27T08:24:52.827-05:00Thank you for your reply and encouragement, Andrea...Thank you for your reply and encouragement, Andrea! I have a feeling my father's letters will help me focus my topic and audience; there are many of us proud military daughters and sons out there! PJ Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-38222068170838096282021-02-26T23:27:15.040-05:002021-02-26T23:27:15.040-05:00What a lovely and helpful post! Thanks so much! Gr...What a lovely and helpful post! Thanks so much! Great to see The Most Beautiful Thing and A Different Pond highlighted—fellow Minnesota authors and fabulous books.Lindsey McDivitt at A is for Aginghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713287456905141793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-37657908908688837212021-02-26T21:41:17.665-05:002021-02-26T21:41:17.665-05:00Thanks for these exercises for memoir-based pictur...Thanks for these exercises for memoir-based picture books! I have a few ideas to try!Lynn Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848678235051280932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-7007114550627418232021-02-26T19:19:16.175-05:002021-02-26T19:19:16.175-05:00Watercress have been on my radar and I'm defin...Watercress have been on my radar and I'm definitely looking forward to reading it! And thanks for such an intriguing post about memoiristic picture books. It's time to take a dive into some childhood photo albums and search for a few gems!animalauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669649432394841239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-34631713765591566772021-02-26T17:38:58.035-05:002021-02-26T17:38:58.035-05:00Thank you for a wonderful and inspiring post! One ...Thank you for a wonderful and inspiring post! One of my favorite childhood memories is of catching butterflies on the grassy hills near my home. My sister and I would put them in glass jars with holes in the lid, bring them home to draw sketches, then quickly return to the hill to release them. I once wrote a short story about it for a class, but hadn't thought to dig deeper - now you've inspired me to give it a try!Traci Huahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866822526098971033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-72646717112381127452021-02-26T16:44:18.227-05:002021-02-26T16:44:18.227-05:00Great post. I'm putting those books on hold at...Great post. I'm putting those books on hold at the library so I can enjoy the firsthand.Jean D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15873744598124962116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732524910949814811.post-19213654128288271872021-02-26T16:25:16.083-05:002021-02-26T16:25:16.083-05:00This post is an inspiration. I am thinking of some...This post is an inspiration. I am thinking of something that might work. Your book looks beautiful!Bettie Boswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/14557387595895531869noreply@blogger.com