Comments on: What is your earliest writing memory? http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html A writer neither here nor there Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:49:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: kathryn http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-196 Fri, 05 May 2006 13:42:29 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-196 Early experiences are funny in that they are not always available consciously - but they are there and they do play a role in further behaviour. Nice to have your stuff passed around the class. That would have given you confidence. Early experiences are funny in that they are not always available consciously - but they are there and they do play a role in further behaviour. Nice to have your stuff passed around the class. That would have given you confidence.

]]> by: Debra http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-195 Fri, 05 May 2006 12:42:08 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-195 I wonder how many writers have been put off by such early experiences. Not including school work, I wrote my first story when I was 13 and passed it around my class. It went down quite well, as I remember. I wonder how many writers have been put off by such early experiences.

Not including school work, I wrote my first story when I was 13 and passed it around my class. It went down quite well, as I remember.

]]> by: kathryn http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-193 Fri, 05 May 2006 06:19:27 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-193 Nabeel - do you remember a response from your grandfather? Did he read it? Write back? Thanks for stopping by - I'm off to check out your blog. ;-) Nabeel - do you remember a response from your grandfather? Did he read it? Write back? Thanks for stopping by - I’m off to check out your blog. ;-)

]]> by: kathryn http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-192 Fri, 05 May 2006 06:18:16 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-192 That's interesting, Tom. A single defining moment. I like that! That’s interesting, Tom. A single defining moment. I like that!

]]> by: Nabeel http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-191 Thu, 04 May 2006 23:53:29 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-191 writing a letter to my grandfather writing a letter to my grandfather

]]> by: tom http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-190 Thu, 04 May 2006 19:32:11 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-190 When I was at Kingston Poly someone decided to start a wall magazine on the noticeboard in the area where the students gathered between seminars and lectures for tea and coffee. I decided to write something for it. I've no idea why. I was thirty-five years old. People liked what I did so I did more. I'm still just about doing more. I didn't write anything as a kid - didn't live that kind of life. I read all the time, however. When I was at Kingston Poly someone decided to start a wall magazine on the noticeboard in the area where the students gathered between seminars and lectures for tea and coffee. I decided to write something for it. I’ve no idea why. I was thirty-five years old. People liked what I did so I did more. I’m still just about doing more.

I didn’t write anything as a kid - didn’t live that kind of life. I read all the time, however.

]]> by: kathryn http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-189 Thu, 04 May 2006 17:37:38 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-189 Caves in Philly, huh. You and Steve could have written one wild story had you met as children. That's brilliant, Robin! That you actually have the original. I love this line - 'or you will surely bleed to death'! Great! Caves in Philly, huh. You and Steve could have written one wild story had you met as children. That’s brilliant, Robin! That you actually have the original. I love this line - ‘or you will surely bleed to death’! Great!

]]> by: Robin Slick http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-188 Thu, 04 May 2006 16:55:32 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-188 I actually have mine and if I wasn't so lazy, I'd go upstairs, dig it out, and type it up here verbatim. What's crazy is that the day after my mother died, my father threw out everything...boxes of photographs, all of our report cards...basically all of our memories. But this one story somehow did not make it to the trash; I found it tucked in an old composition book that I already had taken from my mother's house when I left home at 17. And if there's anything I would have wanted in the way of memories, this would have been it so at least that's cool. Anyway, my first story was written at age 8 and big surprise, the narrator was also age 8 and had an annoying 5 year old sister (also true) who ran away from home because they were in trouble. (Always true). The stumbled on a secret cave (even though they lived in downtown Philadelphia) where they hid happily until our heroine discovered she was bleeding due to being scratched by a rusty nail on the cave's walls. "You need to get a bandaid or you will surely bleed to death" said the annoying little sister. Our heroine decided death was better than returning home, but annoying sister ran out of the cave and tattletaled and big angry parents came and got our heroine but they were nice to her because she was bleeding. The end. I actually have mine and if I wasn’t so lazy, I’d go upstairs, dig it out, and type it up here verbatim. What’s crazy is that the day after my mother died, my father threw out everything…boxes of photographs, all of our report cards…basically all of our memories. But this one story somehow did not make it to the trash; I found it tucked in an old composition book that I already had taken from my mother’s house when I left home at 17. And if there’s anything I would have wanted in the way of memories, this would have been it so at least that’s cool.

Anyway, my first story was written at age 8 and big surprise, the narrator was also age 8 and had an annoying 5 year old sister (also true) who ran away from home because they were in trouble. (Always true). The stumbled on a secret cave (even though they lived in downtown Philadelphia) where they hid happily until our heroine discovered she was bleeding due to being scratched by a rusty nail on the cave’s walls. “You need to get a bandaid or you will surely bleed to death” said the annoying little sister. Our heroine decided death was better than returning home, but annoying sister ran out of the cave and tattletaled and big angry parents came and got our heroine but they were nice to her because she was bleeding.

The end.

]]> by: kathryn http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-187 Thu, 04 May 2006 11:38:15 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-187 Hi Martyn! Rhymes at six?! That's very interesting. A Mozart of the written word. Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to check out your blog. :-) Hi Martyn! Rhymes at six?! That’s very interesting. A Mozart of the written word. Thanks for stopping by. I’m off to check out your blog. :-)

]]> by: kathryn http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-186 Thu, 04 May 2006 11:36:35 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/what-is-your-earliest-writing-memory.html#comment-186 Ari - the gap is there for both languages for me too I think. I'm keen on filling it in...this is very interesting. You're so funny - your charm! Indeed! It is charming! xx Ari - the gap is there for both languages for me too I think. I’m keen on filling it in…this is very interesting. You’re so funny - your charm! Indeed! It is charming! xx

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