Forget Me Not – Julie’s memoirs

Day 6 – WALKING AWAY WHEN NOT WRITING IN YOUR VOICE

Day 6 – WALKING AWAY WHEN NOT WRITING IN YOUR VOICE

by | Aug 6, 2021 | History, Julies Memoirs, Memoir

Writing in your voice is so crucial to your writing style. I know this as I had lost mine; if I am honest, this is not the original blog post I was going to post today.  I had spent the last three hours writing a post and researching wearing a dressing gown outside the home.  The reason for this was that I opened my curtains today and noticed a woman walking her dog.  She was wearing a pink terry-towelling dressing gown and flip-flops.  My entire article was about social norms and values, our individual freedoms and being judgemental.  It was more like an essay or lecture.  So my three hours have resulted in no blog post and me starting afresh. 

Deciding if you should walk away from a task can be daunting.  You need to evaluate several factors.  How much time is this costing you?  Should you spend your time on more cost-effective tasks?  Is there someone cheaper and more experienced that can do the job instead of you?  After careful consideration of the above philosophy. I am going to walk away from the previous three hours of research.  The post will be marked down as an experience to stay focused in the future.  It turned out to be a vanity blog post to say, look at me, don’t I know many long words. 

Deciding if you should walk away from a task can be daunting. You need to evaluate several factors. How much time is this costing you? Should you spend your time on more cost-effective tasks? Is there someone cheaper and more experienced that can do the job instead of you? After careful consideration of the above philosophy. I am going to walk away from the previous three hours of research. The post will be marked down as an experience to stay focused in the future. It turned out to be a vanity blog post to say, look at me, don’t I know many long words.

I don’t want to write my memoirs using words that are not from my mouth. Words need to resonate with me, as they are so important.  My style of writing is straightforward, to the point, and I think easy to read.  Using a voice that is not mine is not part of me writing my memoirs or www.forgetmenot.publishmystoires.com.

Writing in your voice

Writing in your voice is so important; it will convey more to the reader about you than you will realise.  You tell your reader your truth in your words, and it is you being genuine when writing your memoirs.  It is very much the tone you use, the words, the way you describe something.  When writing your memoirs, you have the control.

So, I stopped writing my last post.  It was a good essay if I was at university, but I don’t want to write in that style.  Writing my memoirs in this business blog is about me.  I do not wish to lecture or get on my high horse and tell you how to think.  I would prefer you get to know me and my style, know Publish My Stories, and writing memoirs is fun.

What I learnt about writing my memoirs

  1. I need to stay focused on my primary goal and not go off on a tangent
  2. Have the courage to walk away from a business deal or activity if it isn’t working
  3. I have found my voice in my blog and my business.

Writing My Memoirs – 31 Day Challenge – Video and Blog Posts

Day 1 – Introduction
Day 5 – Opportunity
Day 9 – Shopping
Day 13

Day 2 – Billing
Day 6 – walking Away
Day 10 – Service
Day 14 – My Personality
Day 3 – Mindset
Day 7 – Destination
Day 11 – New Skills
Day 15 – Hour of Power
Day 4 – Listening
Day 8 – Personality
Day 12 – Testimonials
Day 16 – Interruptions
Day 17 – I forgot
Day 18 – Webbie Wed
Day 19 – A real job?
Day 20 – It’s the Money
Day 21 – An Expert
Day 25 – Bullying is Slow
Day 29 – Bullied Health
Day 22 – Fire a Client
Day 26 – Management
Day 30 – Survival
Day 23 – A Dilemma
Day 27 – Accused
Day 31 – I Made It
Day 24 – Sold
Day 28 – Promotion