I came across a random writing prompt the other day: ‘What memory do you wish you could remember better?’
Distant memories, especially, often come to us in mere snippets of images or emotions. They can be fleeting, blurry or vague, leaving us wishing for a bit more. The author of the writing prompt was encouraging writers to unearth deeper details of favourite memories through consistent practice. This would be essential when writing memoir or creative non-fiction.
The fun about writing fiction is that memory may provoke a spark but all the story details can unfold any which way the writer conjures.
Read more