Writing Alchemy

Post #29 – Memoir and Fiction, Writing Alchemy – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler

Vitamins are Necessary: BCDE Diet

Recently I picked up The Oregonian and read about the importance of certain vitamins to maintain a healthy mind. The article stated that diets with a large amount of trans fats lead to brain shrinkage. However, when older adults were studied, the researchers found that people who consumed a large amount of vitamins B, D, C and E scored higher on mental performance tests AND showed less brain shrinkage than those who consumed low amounts of these vitamins.

Here’s what we should all be eating:

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E

Memoir Writing Tip: Writamins are Necessary, The BCDE Diet

This article got me thinking about the Writamins needed in our stories — needed to give them better performance. I came up with the following list. Hope it helps you and your memoir writing. You can try including these Writamins:

Writamin B: Beginnings. Every vignette, chapter, book needs a strong beginning. Start with a placeholder Writamin B. Then as you write, you may find you can improve it. This is the one time to get to grab your reader and make her want to stay with you on your life journey. [click to continue…]

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