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WRITING TERRITORIES“FINDING” STORIES IN YOUR OWN LIFE
Brainstorming Exercise
For each item, brainstorm at least THREE memories!
EARLY MEMORIES
The Blue Car My Big Brother Riding Bikes The Fort behind our house Collecting Barbies/ dolls My brother “boobie-trapping” the backyard
like in the movie Platoon
RECENT MEMORIES
Summer- traveled through the Rhine Valley into Switzerland- then to Amalfi Coast- then to London
Sipping Riesling/ eating Schwabisch spaetzle/ eating TONS of pizza and drinking Limoncello/ walking the streets of Sorrento at night/ my husband getting stung by a jellyfish on the Isle of Capri/ touring the British Library, Westminster, Kensington Palace/ shopping at TKMAXX
Traveling to Nashville for NSAI conference/ playing at the Capital Grille
OBSESSIONS
All things British The Beatles Coldplay Modern English Tea time/ especially English Breakfast MINI Coopers Kate Middleton Jane Austen
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!!!
IDIOSYNCRASIES
Odd number issues Nails on chalkboard
DREAMS
Publishing a song Having a song recorded by a major artist Selling a screenplay Writing a children’s book or YA book Having children Owning a horse ranch Moving back to TEXAS!!
CONFUSIONS
Terrorism– what for? War– what for? Death and disease of children– what for? High cost of college education– what for? Capitalism vs. socialism– what’s better?
RISKS
Topping out the MINI and getting a ticket Surfing in Maui Riding The Superman ride at Six Flags Over
Texas Playing a show for the first time/ playing
songs even now
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Going to UNT and graduating with only 1 “B”
Piano awards Opening for Jessica Simpson in my No Doubt
Cover Band during college! Going to grad school at Northwestern and
writing a thesis on the American Beat writers
TOPICS TO FINISH FOR HOMEWORK
Fears & Worries Family memories Memories with friends Fads you remember Memories with pets Memories with
teachers Your flaws Understandings about
life
Travel memories Sports memories Memories playing
games Beloved things Memories involving
food or specific restaurants
Memories involving movies and/or music
Sorrows
FLAWS
Perfectionism Idealism Having no tact– even worse since moving to
NYC! Gossiping--- I am FEMALE after all!
UNDERSTANDINGS- WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT LIFE
Life is hard and life is short– so live it to its fullest!
Embrace small moments of happiness Don’t sacrifice yourself for money b/c money
does NOT buy happiness!
SORROWS
Deaths of family members: mom, grandparents
My dog Lucky’s collapsing trachea issue Natural Disasters