tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post2169863384483523140..comments2024-03-29T07:53:44.472-04:00Comments on Lisa Romeo Writes (the blog): Guest blogger Ellen Cassedy: On writing about the up close and personal – and the universal – in nonfiction.Lisa Romeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-69798881529811157432012-05-01T11:30:12.823-04:002012-05-01T11:30:12.823-04:00Congratulations, Julie! You are the winner of a s...Congratulations, Julie! You are the winner of a signed copy of Ellen's book.<br />Please contact me with your postal address. Thanks for reading and commenting.Lisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-13571996060788478562012-04-27T10:02:24.675-04:002012-04-27T10:02:24.675-04:00It is a challenge to write about people you know i...It is a challenge to write about people you know in a detached, objective way -- to send them out into the world as characters readers will respond to. The hardest character to create is my own, as the narrator.Nancy Gerbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-37942012793597580012012-04-17T11:37:22.422-04:002012-04-17T11:37:22.422-04:00This post comes at a perfect time for me, as I am ...This post comes at a perfect time for me, as I am trying now to step back from my own family stories and figure out how to make them resonate with readers. Your ideas are very helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience.Karen Pickellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171471281159952252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-29708660710697013282012-04-17T10:22:13.368-04:002012-04-17T10:22:13.368-04:00Thanks for commenting. I think every memoir write...Thanks for commenting. I think every memoir writer finds the balance of the big and the small in her own way. It's helpful to me to hear how other writers are handling this important issue.Ellen Cassedyhttp://www.ellencassedy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-9188734448710729612012-04-16T22:41:27.369-04:002012-04-16T22:41:27.369-04:00Wonderfully stated. There are some contemporary m...Wonderfully stated. There are some contemporary memories that I feel don't practice this. They don't find the universal because they seem too caught up in their own drama.Julie Farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810771028650707072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-39337091609157427262012-04-16T12:43:56.244-04:002012-04-16T12:43:56.244-04:00I think you are right, feeling close to the narrat...I think you are right, feeling close to the narrator is important for me, if I am going to invest in a story. <br /><br />I also like your idea of keeping the scraps for use in other works. The notion makes the the cutting seem less painful.fullsoulahead.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053261523883986863noreply@blogger.com