tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post85388227563282615..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: Did You Sleep With Anyone Famous? by Betsy AshtonAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-25142192344816458122016-03-28T17:16:21.337-04:002016-03-28T17:16:21.337-04:00Ha! Vonnie, I'd read that memoir, whether it&#...Ha! Vonnie, I'd read that memoir, whether it's fact or fiction! :) My memoir wouldn't be all that exciting either. I definitely couldn't come up with 200,000 words. Sheesh! Good for you, taking the time to listen to those people and their stories. To them, it's extremely important. As to the question, hmmm....I actually could answer I 'almost' slept with someone 'almost' famous. How's that for being vague? :) You know, I might do my own blog post on the explanation. Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-59760927429940164302016-03-28T12:01:03.576-04:002016-03-28T12:01:03.576-04:00My life has late bloomer written all over it, exce...My life has late bloomer written all over it, except for the fact I was a child bride. Though I've admittedly been around the block a time or two and had numerous life experiences, hardly blockbuster material.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-25394614012424224142016-03-28T10:05:29.883-04:002016-03-28T10:05:29.883-04:00Vonnie never fails to disappoint. LOL What a memoi...Vonnie never fails to disappoint. LOL What a memoir that would be. What a great post, Betsy. "A Boring Life" would be the title of the memoir I'll never write. My daughter & daughter-in-law have given me those fill-in-the-blank books for grandparents to write for their grandkids. Have I filled in the blanks yet? Nope. I should think about doing that. But I'm not done with my life yet.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-5378813516618990252016-03-28T08:54:19.715-04:002016-03-28T08:54:19.715-04:00Could I just lust after someone famous?
My one hi...Could I just lust after someone famous?<br /><br />My one historical, Post-War Dreams, is based heavily on my mom's life. But even though she had an unusual upbringing, I still threw in some fiction to spice it up. Just the how it is for most of us.Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-12395298222279091482016-03-28T07:19:45.044-04:002016-03-28T07:19:45.044-04:00So, so true, Betsy! For more than three years I wr...So, so true, Betsy! For more than three years I wrote a weekly column about the author community in my area, and I received many emails and phone calls from people who wanted to write and publish their memoirs. Each one said, "I know it will be a best-seller," and I too walked that fine line between encouragement and dishing out a healthy dose of reality.<br /><br />Did you happen to be at the panel with Laurie jean Cannady? I interviewed her and wrote two articles from that interview. Her book, "Crave, Sojourn of the Hungry Soul," was so hard to read but so well written. Now that's a memoir.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-32130570995000760322016-03-27T14:23:03.298-04:002016-03-27T14:23:03.298-04:00How would I start mine?
I led a normal life until...How would I start mine?<br /><br />I led a normal life until the night I made love on the beach and got bitten in the ass by a sand scorpion. I've been a tad strange ever since.<br /><br />Face or fiction? You decide.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-65393297034620953682016-03-27T12:53:48.137-04:002016-03-27T12:53:48.137-04:00Great opening, Betsy. Thanks also for your servic...Great opening, Betsy. Thanks also for your service...helping seniors reflect, share and focus on things they find important. My sister works in the Saging and Aging program...there's a whole curriculum around it now. Anyway, cool that you ask those questions. Some write memoirs for themselves only; others want a wide audience, so the 'who would care?' question has to be asked. In either case, the 'going deep,' part is the most interesting to me. Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-23925182930149288112016-03-27T12:31:03.286-04:002016-03-27T12:31:03.286-04:00Hmm... I wouldn't have that hook for my memoir...Hmm... I wouldn't have that hook for my memoir, I'm afraid. I wrote pages and pages of genealogy research (which no one but family would care about), but I've never been tempted to write a memoir. I have no illusions that my life is the stuff of novels...Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.com