Month: March 2022
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Poster board on my wall with 60 photos
After several years working on this memoir, I had the revelation that I needed to make much better use of my 300-some photos from Gabon. Usually they reside buried away in dark, closed photo albums sitting on dusty bookshelves. Well, I followed the insight obtained from watching one too many CSI detective shows where the first step…
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Two Shots of Adrenalin
After 2.5+ rather solitary years working on this memoir, I have received two needed shots of adrenalin: 1. meeting up with Ben, who is developing a website for me, one that I will use to advertise me, my research, and my memoir and help to sell the book; 2. using Ben’s reference to make contact…
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Writing is only partly a conscious activity
I have not even looked at the memoir in two or three days. Sometimes it is good to just leave it alone and let the thoughts and energies percolate silently within my unconscious. I find that night time when I am going to bed is a good time to ponder the writing I have done…
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My Memoir has “Stabilized“
My memoir has 10 chapters that, over 2 1/2 years, have “stabilized“ and remained more or less the same, the titles and general subject matter. I have revised each of these chapters countless times, 10, 20, 30 times, each revision allowing me to perceive the entire chapter in a new and hopefully more sophisticated, insightful…
Ndjolé Memoir 