{"id":706,"date":"2018-05-06T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/?p=706"},"modified":"2018-05-05T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T23:00:22","slug":"thats-not-how-i-remember-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/thats-not-how-i-remember-it\/","title":{"rendered":"That&#8217;s Not How I Remember It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-708\" src=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/communication-clipart-panda-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/communication-clipart-panda-300x292.jpg 300w, http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/communication-clipart-panda.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&#8220;Dude, like no way. That&#8217;s not the way I remember it &#8211; at all. You can&#8217;t be saying that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>May is Memoir Month at The Writers Chat Room.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Come visit on Sunday as we talk about memory. Should you share with family and friends, especially during your first draft? When does a memory become more fiction than fact? Does family input rob you of a story which should have been yours?<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">How True and Factual Does Your Memoir Have to Be? 5 Principles<\/h1>\n<p>Much of what we remember is forever lost in the physical world, however much it may shimmer and possess us now. Can we trust our memories as \u201cfacts?\u201d And what if others disagree? How do we explain our creative process and answer their protests? Here are a few principles to assist you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janefriedman.com\/memoir\/\">Read the whole article and come chat with us.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>May 6th at 7PM ET at The Writers Chat Room<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for our newsletter or subscribe to our blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwriterschatroom.com%2Fwp%2Fthats-not-how-i-remember-it%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/thats-not-how-i-remember-it\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/thats-not-how-i-remember-it\/\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/thats-not-how-i-remember-it\/\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Dude, like no way. That&#8217;s not the way I remember it &#8211; at all. You can&#8217;t be saying that.&#8221; May is Memoir Month at The Writers Chat Room. Come visit on Sunday as we talk about memory. Should you share with family and friends, especially during your first draft? 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