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It’s Valentine’s Day: A Memoir Writing Prompt

by Matilda Butler on February 14, 2018

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It’s Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day memoir writing promptTime for a memoir writing prompt on this Valentine’s Day. You may be cooking something special today. You may be planning a romantic evening out. You may be figuring out how to enjoy the evening when you know you’ll be alone.

There are so many moods of Valentine’s Day. But if you are working on your memoir, it is a timely moment to consider the emotion of love and what it means to you. With that thought in mind, I realized that a brief writing prompt could help you delve into your feelings of love.

Memoir Writing Prompt

1. Write the phrase “Love is” on a sheet of paper or in a new computer document.

2. Create at least 20 lines with that phrase.

3. Go back and turn the phrase into a sentence.

You’ll find that the first few sentences come from the top of your head. But as you go down the page, line by line, you will start digging deeper into what love means to you. Try to feel the emotion as you write. Let the feeling lead you to mention people you love, people who have influenced your sense of love. Let the feeling remind you of places where you have felt love. Write what love meant to you when you were in high school, in college, now. Write about ways that love can make you laugh, can make you cry. Consider the fullness of love in your love, past and present.

Return to this memoir writing prompt at various times on Valentine’s Day. Your mind will wrap itself around forgotten thoughts about love.

And remember, “Love is” lets you cherish yourself and your work on your memoir for it is an expression of love.

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Memoir Writing Prompt: Pretend You’re a Box (Really)

by Matilda ButlerDecember 5, 2017
Memoir Writing Prompt: Pretend You’re a Box (Really)

Matilda Butler shares a new memoir writing prompt based on messages on a box. Read what she has to say and give it a try.

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It’s Grandparents Month: Memoir Writers (Would be and Actual) Take Note

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 29, 2015
It’s Grandparents Month: Memoir Writers (Would be and Actual) Take Note

Matilda Butler gets you writing about your past and your future in this memoir writing prompt that celebrates Grandparents’ Month.

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Life Prompt; Memoir Writing Prompt

by Matilda ButlerApril 28, 2015
Life Prompt; Memoir Writing Prompt

Writing about our lives is not all a matter of looking backward. We can reflect and see how we can influence our futures as well. Today’s writing prompt is designed to help you think about how you can expand your sense of family.

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Blah, Blah, Blah and Your Memoir Writing

by Matilda ButlerApril 21, 2015
Blah, Blah, Blah and Your Memoir Writing

Three writing tips and three memoir writing prompts to ensure you don’t have a blah memoir.

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Memoir Writers: Remember Family Rules; Create New Rules

by Matilda ButlerMarch 17, 2015
Memoir Writers: Remember Family Rules; Create New Rules

Matilda Butler shares a new perspective on lists of rules — great as a writing prompt and just as good for planning your life.

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Memoir Planning: Getting Ready for 2015

by Matilda ButlerDecember 30, 2014
Memoir Planning: Getting Ready for 2015

The new year is almost here. Today’s article helps your plan for your 2015 writing accomplishments.

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