tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post499379195852658042..comments2024-02-13T08:31:03.541-08:00Comments on Terri Tiffany: Writing Stories You Remember: Where the past meets the presentTerri Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-46337987937708043302011-05-19T10:43:04.654-07:002011-05-19T10:43:04.654-07:00There were so many memories to sort through when I...There were so many memories to sort through when I wrote my memoir. There are still more to write about--next about my relationship with my younger brother who passed away a few months ago. He was only 62. My sister died a year earlier at age 66. I'm the oldest, and the only one left. I'm now the keeper of the memories. I remember with my sister riding our bicycles around the city and looking for discarded Popsicle wrappers. You could mail them to some address and get a "trinket" that we thought was awesome in the mail. Fun times to remember.<br /><a href="http://annbest-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Memoir Author</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-24767084851260190582011-05-16T09:30:43.312-07:002011-05-16T09:30:43.312-07:00My childhood memories!My childhood memories!Nehhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253990374159705829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-80073320959815353122011-05-15T15:37:50.394-07:002011-05-15T15:37:50.394-07:00I think it is these little details that really sti...I think it is these little details that really stick with us, because they do create a memory bridge back to our own experiences. :)<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-85561487650164771202011-05-14T17:10:10.830-07:002011-05-14T17:10:10.830-07:00Hi Terri -
My memories often crop up in my blog p...Hi Terri -<br /><br />My memories often crop up in my blog posts. I recently did one called, "Waxed Lips." A tasty new toothpaste reminded me of them.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-30478656241925366672011-05-14T08:10:03.768-07:002011-05-14T08:10:03.768-07:00I must agree that what seems only as a simple deta...I must agree that what seems only as a simple detail such as finding a coin in a snow bank, is what can make the largest impact on creating rounded, memorable characters. And the Bazooka gum sounds familiar. Maybe I have read the book you are studying??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-55985270785134437142011-05-13T11:48:15.050-07:002011-05-13T11:48:15.050-07:00That would be a great little snippet to include in...That would be a great little snippet to include in one of your books. A character-builder.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-32597534602741803272011-05-12T11:20:32.640-07:002011-05-12T11:20:32.640-07:00Terri,
I admire your dedication and passion to del...Terri,<br />I admire your dedication and passion to delve deeper into the whats and hows of good fiction writing. I admire anyone who can write lifelike dialogue, scenes and characters. <br /><br />I certainly have memories from childhood, but they're not what inspire my writings. Maybe this is one reason I would be a terrible fiction writer!<br /><br />Keep at it sister! You're doing a great job.<br /><br />Blessings and prayers, <br />KelliKelliGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261710060954867880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-30694503937139811362011-05-12T09:24:37.202-07:002011-05-12T09:24:37.202-07:00Talk about employing the senses! Wonderful post; y...Talk about employing the senses! Wonderful post; you really got us thinking, Terri!<br /><br />I tend to let the negative memories provoke anxiety which snuffs out the happy ones- or as least smudges them... I want to let the Holy Spirit heal that.<br /><br />Thank you Terri. This really helped me. :)Cheryl Klarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633250643087095689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-38053099541617421512011-05-11T12:10:18.101-07:002011-05-11T12:10:18.101-07:00I love when authors employ memories like that beca...I love when authors employ memories like that because then it makes these fictious characters seem like real people.Stacy Henriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303383087338174942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-62901796418201584682011-05-11T10:36:09.683-07:002011-05-11T10:36:09.683-07:00Oooh, good points. Sounds like that author did a g...Oooh, good points. Sounds like that author did a great job of weaving in backstory. <br />When I sit outside, I remember sitting outside as a girl with my dog Jip. Doing nothing really, just absorbing nature and stuff. I loved it. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-64409022584032039422011-05-11T06:07:52.759-07:002011-05-11T06:07:52.759-07:00I love that detail about you and the fifty cent pi...I love that detail about you and the fifty cent piece. Yes, those are the things that I'll remember from a book for a long time.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-87859189473029196722011-05-11T06:04:11.364-07:002011-05-11T06:04:11.364-07:00I have memories of sitting on the front porch with...I have memories of sitting on the front porch with my grandma, and thinking back I wish I had asked her about her past. I knew her as 'grandma' and never knew nothing about her as Lucy, the person she used to be before she became a grandma. I now write stories about how I imagined her life was when she was young.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-4387369641364520132011-05-10T17:03:00.892-07:002011-05-10T17:03:00.892-07:00Love layers in characters. Pile 'em deep. ;)Love layers in characters. Pile 'em deep. ;)Kathi Oram Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959149321213743448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-44368104879776832942011-05-09T19:02:21.482-07:002011-05-09T19:02:21.482-07:00Oh, my goodness, my grandma's cabin in Big Bea...Oh, my goodness, my grandma's cabin in Big Bear, CA! It smelled so nice, so piny and woodsy, and it was right by a park. The upstairs was like a shipshape cabin. And the whole house always smelled like coffee. I could go on and on. ;)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536293384635588296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-55291314879847136052011-05-09T15:41:17.900-07:002011-05-09T15:41:17.900-07:00Memories are so powerful! And why some stick with ...Memories are so powerful! And why some stick with me, I just can't fathom, just small seemingly random things, like running in the park with a friend 20 years ago, realizing that someday our paths would separate... <br /><br />I love those memories blended in the present in stories, too. You should list some of the books you've been reading. I'd love to see that list.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-67247876248281487222011-05-09T10:56:36.966-07:002011-05-09T10:56:36.966-07:00I remember long hot summers when all of my friends...I remember long hot summers when all of my friends were out of town and I was left to read the lazy days away from the comfort of my backyard. =)Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-71262516227844365462011-05-09T10:10:15.720-07:002011-05-09T10:10:15.720-07:00That's a great memory! I remember taking long ...That's a great memory! I remember taking long Sunday drive to the shore with my parents--just to have dinner. The drive was a killer but the food and view was oh so worth it!Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-90457650246027596332011-05-09T09:29:54.529-07:002011-05-09T09:29:54.529-07:00Oh, my. So many. Going to the beach with my cousin...Oh, my. So many. Going to the beach with my cousins. Picking pansies in my grandmother's front flower bed, then floating them in a bowl on the dining table. My daddy's funeral when I was ten. The Mother's Day I was baptized. Breaking my arm by falling off a skinnny skateboard...<br /><br />Thanks for asking! What a cool post.Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-67761418291102081412011-05-08T13:46:37.748-07:002011-05-08T13:46:37.748-07:00Funny. Just Friday I was staring at the ground at ...Funny. Just Friday I was staring at the ground at a patch of clovers. I can rememeber sitting in the grass as a high school teen. The boy I loved had moved away. I was heartbroken. I said if I find a four leaf clover he will call. I looked all the time for that clover....at 52 I smiled down at the patch of clover at my feet. Happy I don't live by luck anymore, but by faith instead.Analisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572966946453192369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-66369418006275534732011-05-08T09:40:47.965-07:002011-05-08T09:40:47.965-07:00HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TERRI! HOPE YOUR DAY IS BL...HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TERRI! HOPE YOUR DAY IS BLESSED, PEACEFUL, AND FULL OF SURPRISES!Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576022783071536981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-41617297704369422972011-05-07T16:01:36.429-07:002011-05-07T16:01:36.429-07:00I dare not begin lest I never stop! My heart is c...I dare not begin lest I never stop! My heart is chocked full of musings; and among them are some fabulous childhood memories. I go there to that distant place often, realizing time travel is possible if one but closes their eyes ...Kathleen https://www.blogger.com/profile/05245926913888212148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-23864018438752160752011-05-07T02:28:43.213-07:002011-05-07T02:28:43.213-07:00I have a fondness for all the houses we live in. A...I have a fondness for all the houses we live in. And every time I travel I cherish all those memories.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-69752035188641843112011-05-06T19:27:59.806-07:002011-05-06T19:27:59.806-07:00My home, growing up, was filled with laughter and ...My home, growing up, was filled with laughter and I keep that going today. Laughter can carry you through many a tough time and it makes your home a place people want to be.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758737470750841665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-82497327451687102722011-05-06T17:37:57.074-07:002011-05-06T17:37:57.074-07:00Loved going to the lake in the summer. I can remem...Loved going to the lake in the summer. I can remember sitting on the dock at night, the smell of the lake, frogs croaking, lightning in the distance...and a low roll of thunder. Every now and then, a splash of a feeding bass in the reeds...Wish I was there now.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-2806791112584712862011-05-06T15:32:00.523-07:002011-05-06T15:32:00.523-07:00Every now and then, I remember every Sunday watchi...Every now and then, I remember every Sunday watching Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, and those old Disney movies of the 70s with my Dad. I'm sure my Mom and brother watched too, but these seemed to be shows my Dad used to like to watch, that's why I remember him watching them.Shelley L. MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037786480134738465noreply@blogger.com