history is like, SO boring.
Even my own, apparently.
I’ve been talking to a friend – a writer – about my struggle with writing my memoir a lot lately. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and definitely in the past couple years. I just can’t figure out why I struggle with it so much when it’s something I want to do so badly. Or, I couldn’t. She made a really good point.
It’s difficult to write about something that bores you and, apparently, I’m bored by my own story now. I’ve told it so many times, I’ve already written it (in about 5 different journals), I blog about it, I think about it, it’s always there. So of course, why would I find interest in writing it all down, AGAIN.
Any of you who have written your memoirs or books about your experiences find this difficult? Am I the only one who’s bored of my own history? Any suggestions on how to get past it?
Sarah said:
Jun 20, 10 at 8:03 pmHey Em, Your mom shared your blog site with me, and I’m so glad to be here. You have a gift, and I don’t just mean your incredible writing skills. You have the gift of knowing that others need to hear your voice, and you have the gift of the internal nudging that won’t cease until you speak. I love what you pose here about boredom, and I’m chewing on that as a ‘reason’ for not writing. I’m not convinced. I think we may get bored with *how* we tell our story, or tell ourselves that our story is too boring (as it exists currently) for others to read. I suspect this is our ego at play – working to keep us safe and small. Suppose we take on writing anyway – as boring, as awful, as whatever it may be. Suppose we live into Julia Cameron’s quote, “I’ll take care of the quantity, God. You take care of the quality.” Suppose we just wrote the dang thing so we could declare it written and move on to new adventures. Suppose you and I take on forming a writing group and get the tails of stuck writers into gear now…this July…and write what we know the world needs us to say. Thoughts?
Emmy said:
Jun 21, 10 at 10:14 pmHi Sarah!
I appreciate your kind words. Maybe you’re right that it’s in how it’s being told. I just feel stuck and can’t quite find another way to say what I’ve been saying for year.
I’m glad my mom shot this over to you
I’m definitely interested in this writing group idea. We should talk more about that.
I’d still like to get together at some point and talk. My schedule was just very unpredictable before, but I should be settling into a routine that leaves my weekends open if you’d like to get together maybe one Saturday? Let me know if that works!
And, of course, welcome to my blog!