One of the best ways to get your writing deeper is this wonderful exercise. Take one paragraph out of one of your memoir pieces. Now re-write it into the third person. Re-write it again back into the first person. Although this exercise might be time consuming or frustrating to think about two re-writes, it is invaluable to watch how the final re-write gets you to drop so much deeper and dive right into the deep end of what truly mattered in the piece.
I always do this exercise with my writing students. At first they moan and groan. But after the last re-write they are excited to read what they wrote and quite pleased with the results.
Keep the pen moving,
Jan
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