What is the date you began writing this memoir and the date when you completed the memoir?I started in 2018 and finished December of 2021.
Where did you do most of your writing for this memoir? And please describe in detail. I lived in a few different places and had a few life changes during the writing of my memoir. I wrote in the living room on the couch mostly. I wrote during the overnight shift at work as a home health nurse.
What were your writing habits while writing this memoir- did you drink something as you wrote, listen to music, write in pen and paper, directly on laptop; specific time of day? I like silence when I write, However, sometimes I would have some light meditation music without vocals on.
Out of all the specific memories you write about in this memoir, which ONE MEMORY was the most emotional for you to write about? And can you share that specific excerpt with us here. The excerpt can be as short or as long as you prefer, and please provide page numbers or Chapter number as references. Chapter 21, page, 126. The following is what I wrote on paper from that night. I wrote in the middle of the night, after waking up from having nightmares – it came back to me – now I am clearer on exactly what took place. I am healing.
Can you describe the emotional process of writing about this ONE MEMORY? This was the hardest part, it came to me in a nightmare, and writing it out (this was the only part that was written on paper) I went through anger and grief, and sadness. I would put the book up on hold for a while soon after.
Were there any deletions from this excerpt that you can share with us? There were none. This part in particular was written in the book exactly as was written on the paper after a nightmare.
Pamela Topjian resides in Northern California in the U.S. along with her loving husband. She is the proud mother of two grown children. A board Certified Hypnotherapist, creator, owner of HypnoBreakthrough. A former licensed nurse of 14 years, however she prefers assisting others on their healing path with more holistic modalities. Pamela loves to paint, a hobby she has picked up later in life. You will find a few of her original paintings on hard cover journals here on Amazon.
Now a published author of her memoir. A project that took five years to write of her life full of trauma, a breakdown, persevering, and overcoming. She has caught the writing bug, and is currently working on a book to tell of her own experience writing her memoir, and trying her hand at writing a fictional novel as well.
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