November 17 Activity: Gather Details For a Memoir

November 17: Gather details for a memoir

While most of us have many vivid memories of other times in our lives, it remains true that we have forgotten many sense details of our experience. These sensedetails are often elements that will draw the reader into the story. It is important to gather details for a memoir.

A sense detail enables the reader to enter into the story in a visceral way. The reader can “see” the story unfold and “hear” the characters speak, “smell” the locale, “touch” t...