tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post8590754919733839465..comments2023-09-17T06:41:20.960-05:00Comments on Pocket Lint: Conundrum about my memoir KRASATAgillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-79542739259950023842011-06-09T13:12:36.422-05:002011-06-09T13:12:36.422-05:00I personally would read all of it no matter how lo...I personally would read all of it no matter how long it is :)Tarasviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750633944607986537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-52256093789413580552011-06-09T11:32:44.140-05:002011-06-09T11:32:44.140-05:00Looks like it's tipping towards ending in Ukra...Looks like it's tipping towards ending in Ukraine... hmmmgillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-85402013561228352802011-06-08T20:09:20.386-05:002011-06-08T20:09:20.386-05:00I also vote for ending in the Ukraine. It's po...I also vote for ending in the Ukraine. It's poetic! Then you can write the next book with the stroke and such.joannmskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623513300054521348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-67061487587446204152011-06-08T13:20:23.118-05:002011-06-08T13:20:23.118-05:00I vote for ending in Ukraine and going with the ep...I vote for ending in Ukraine and going with the epilogue option. Full circle story; clean way to end. Just my thoughts. Looking forward to reading it!Stephanie Rockafellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972161321083794426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-64666239946305965252011-06-08T12:03:17.787-05:002011-06-08T12:03:17.787-05:00Gill - the epilogue could be about Polly's str...Gill - the epilogue could be about Polly's stroke and surgeries/an update on where the fam is now. :) Either way, I CANNOT wait to read it!Bekahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-45600104708616070282011-06-08T11:41:32.444-05:002011-06-08T11:41:32.444-05:00Kelley: thanks for your opinion. Now, can you ple...Kelley: thanks for your opinion. Now, can you please come over and write the rest of the book for me? I said please!<br /><br />Stacey, I like your suggestion of cutting out the fluff. I have cut a lot out during this draft, but somehow the book is longer. Hmmm?<br /><br />Annette: Good advice, as always. I guess I need to just keep chugging along.<br /><br />Kris, thanks for being a faithful reader. I kind of feel like it all should be in there too, if I can swing it.<br /><br />Cindy, thank you! Great suggestion. Now if only my children would can it so I could have a few moments to listen to my inner voice lol.<br /><br />Leah, I love your bluntness! Yes, it may just be too long with everything.<br /><br />Lots to think about. Thanks everyone!gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-80535773698377256252011-06-08T11:09:29.152-05:002011-06-08T11:09:29.152-05:00No, there is nothing wrong with a long book, excep...No, there is nothing wrong with a long book, except that some people, particularly your primary audience, is going to shy away from long books! (how many moms who want to read your book have time to read a long book?) I say cut the stroke, and end with the adoption in Ukraine. It's a "full circle" story at that point. Then write a second book about the adoption and the stroke with subsequent surgeries, and "life in general" raising two girls with DS.Leah Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326240393099112570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-29320815082726916462011-06-08T09:05:18.992-05:002011-06-08T09:05:18.992-05:00Go with your gut. You know best what to do. I love...Go with your gut. You know best what to do. I love the comments above that say you may have two books and that your writing is so strong, we will be pulled through no matter how many pages. But I can't offer advice any better than that wise voice that is inside you.Cindy Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299125143192251898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-78984342903931965672011-06-08T08:59:58.267-05:002011-06-08T08:59:58.267-05:00Write it all out, Gillian. Everything you feel bel...Write it all out, Gillian. Everything you feel belongs in there. Shaping comes later. You might, in the end, have two books, one focused on each daughter, but it's too early to tell, I'd say.Annette Gendlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006606888883773812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-67091944663641442302011-06-08T08:32:06.184-05:002011-06-08T08:32:06.184-05:00Personally, I would rather hear the entire story, ...Personally, I would rather hear the entire story, long or not. Actually, I know your most of your story from your blogs. Your writing is compelling and there is nothing wrong with a nice long book when the writing pulls you through it. Polly's stroke, I remember reading that post so horrified for her and for you, my heart thudding in sympathy for both, feeling so very scared for Polly. I do think it should be included as part of your journey as her mother.Arizona mom to eighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875806984101641881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-58632385454801414812011-06-08T08:29:39.958-05:002011-06-08T08:29:39.958-05:00How much would the word count be, if you included ...How much would the word count be, if you included Evie's adoption and Polly's stroke? I get so confused by word count requirements for memoir. I think I would go with option one-include both and tighten up the story some more. (Of course, I only began following you through Social Media-so take that for what it's worth. I'm writing a memoir that includes a lot of medical challenges/drama. I find I need to go with my gut-keep the things I feel I need and cut some of the fluff.Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-16095326004411686172011-06-08T08:26:45.669-05:002011-06-08T08:26:45.669-05:00Cut the stroke and surgeries. That's material...Cut the stroke and surgeries. That's material for the sequel!!!Kelley Clinkhttp://www.kelleyclink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-47366250451915611642011-06-08T08:26:04.102-05:002011-06-08T08:26:04.102-05:00Bekah, an epilogue about Polly's stroke?Bekah, an epilogue about Polly's stroke?gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-1175554529956812132011-06-08T08:24:58.665-05:002011-06-08T08:24:58.665-05:00write an epilogue! i love epilogues. i think the s...write an epilogue! i love epilogues. i think the structure of starting and ending in ukraine is perfect literarily...and an epilogue wouldn't disrupt that.Bekahnoreply@blogger.com