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What is Memban?
The word is a contraction of ‘Memory Bank’. I used to write a journal at school in the 70s and then I lost touch with that side of my life. But nowadays, with all the issues of internet security, I have returned to writing by hand in ink on paper. Memban is a place to … Continue reading What is Memban?
You are your life’s editor
Writing a journal doesn’t need to be a factual record of what you did or thought. Rather, it is how the event made you feel. That way allows you to get closer to the truth. You are your life’s editor, imposing a shape and theme on an untidy sprawl of half-remembered events.
Your journal
Writing everyday keeps the creative juices flowing. The journal becomes a source for ideas as well as an instrument for practising and refining writing skills and techniques, such as description, character delineation, and dialogue.
Where to begin?
Begin there with what you find most interesting.Begin with anything that bothers you – be honest, be angry.Begin with what haunts you: it maybe a person you know, a newspaper story, a photograph, something you overheard on the bus.
