Into Thin Air Memoir Blog #1

    I think that some of the problems that memoir writters face is not being able to remember specific details, like quotes. For example in my book the author, Jon Krakauer, states different times at which events occured, and for him to remember those exact times he might of had to use his resources or estimate how much time it would take an average mountain climber to climb a certain altitude. What I think can also be difficult is trying to remember a quote someone told you and when it was told to you. I personally struggle with remembering past events and don't remeber what people say to me unless its a saying or a phrase that is consantly said.

    What I wonder about the process of memoir writing is how the author can think so deeply  and far back that it seems to be smoothly written down without hesitation. I also always wonder if authors leave out any events whether, if its because they don't rember exactly what happened or if they feel like its not relevant to the story. I also wonder how authors can bring themselves to publish a book to the public about a specific event in their lifetime.

    As I am thinking about my memoir I am woried about not knowing something in complete detail and a part of my story won't be as interesting as the rest. I am also worried that my memoir isn't going to be as good because its an event that happened about eight yeras ago, and I was six at the time. It is also something that happened asI was traveling across the country. My last worry is that my memoir wont reach the lenght required because it was an event that happened in about one through two weeks.