Post #117 – Women’s Memoirs, Writing Prompt – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler
Why Do You Write About Your Life?
I write because…
…my story needs to be told.
…I want others to learn from my mistakes.
…I want to make sense of what I’ve done.
…I want to share my wonderful life.
…I want my family to know about me.
…I want to heal my life.
…I write because I don’t know how to live without writing.
There are many reasons why we write memoirs. I’ve listed some of the ones that we hear from our students. It seems that we are storytellers who need to tell our life stories. Wwho else can tell them?
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