book on the radio

"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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Jamie Clark wrote:
Thanks for posting this Anne. I finally got around to listening to the
series, and really liked it. I've thought periodically of writing my
story, but then I read/hear books like this and think -- she just said
what I would say! But I really enjoyed it, even as abridged as it was.

I'm tempted to buy the book, I found
http://www.peggyorenstein.com/articl...7_ticking.html on her website,
it's an adaptation she did herself for Oprah magazine, it suggests that
although heavily abridged, the radio version didn't lose her style - and
it's that that is the interest, sure, she had a hard time, but things
could have happened completely differently, she'd personally have had a
different journey and it would still have been interesting.

You should have a go at writing yours Jamie, I know the kind of stuff one
posts on here isn't usually much of an indicator as how one might write a
book, but there has been paragraphs here and there that you've written
that have shown real flare, my memories are vague now, but I remember one
about your feelings anxiously waiting during your donor IVF cycle, it's
the way those feelings and emotions get described that make a book, not
the actual happenings.

I can hardly remember those times! LOL! But yes, I know what you mean.

I know I write in far too factual a way to make it readable to many
people, I do like to try and take multiple references and a subject that
may be confusing and try and help people understand it, but a book full of
that would boring. For several months now I've been trying to think how to
put into words a very short article in favour of midwifery, kind of did
you know it exists, did you know it's relevant to you etc. but so far I'm
struggling - I really should at least put pen to paper so I can refine it,
I know if I get it done it will get printed in a newsletter and I do want
those 40 women to have something to think about.

Cheers
Anne

Thanks for the compliments. : )

You should sit give your midwivery article a go. Don't try to write it
right the first time, just get writing and see what comes up. Then you can
do some editing and moving things around, perhaps lighten the tone, and you
may find a perfectly good article in there, somewhere.

If you wanted to send it to me for an edit, I'd be happy to help. I'm very
good at editing people's work to help them get across what they want to say,
how they want to say it, in their own style/voice.
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Jamie Clark

"Jamie Clark" wrote in message
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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Jamie Clark wrote:
Thanks for posting this Anne. I finally got around to listening to the
series, and really liked it. I've thought periodically of writing my
story, but then I read/hear books like this and think -- she just said
what I would say! But I really enjoyed it, even as abridged as it was.

I'm tempted to buy the book, I found
http://www.peggyorenstein.com/articl...7_ticking.html on her website,
it's an adaptation she did herself for Oprah magazine, it suggests that
although heavily abridged, the radio version didn't lose her style - and
it's that that is the interest, sure, she had a hard time, but things
could have happened completely differently, she'd personally have had a
different journey and it would still have been interesting.

You should have a go at writing yours Jamie, I know the kind of stuff one
posts on here isn't usually much of an indicator as how one might write a
book, but there has been paragraphs here and there that you've written
that have shown real flare, my memories are vague now, but I remember one
about your feelings anxiously waiting during your donor IVF cycle, it's
the way those feelings and emotions get described that make a book, not
the actual happenings.

I can hardly remember those times! LOL! But yes, I know what you mean.

I know I write in far too factual a way to make it readable to many
people, I do like to try and take multiple references and a subject that
may be confusing and try and help people understand it, but a book full
of that would boring. For several months now I've been trying to think
how to put into words a very short article in favour of midwifery, kind
of did you know it exists, did you know it's relevant to you etc. but so
far I'm struggling - I really should at least put pen to paper so I can
refine it, I know if I get it done it will get printed in a newsletter
and I do want those 40 women to have something to think about.

Cheers
Anne

Thanks for the compliments. : )

You should sit give your midwivery article a go. Don't try to write it
right the first time, just get writing and see what comes up. Then you
can do some editing and moving things around, perhaps lighten the tone,
and you may find a perfectly good article in there, somewhere.

If you wanted to send it to me for an edit, I'd be happy to help. I'm
very good at editing people's work to help them get across what they want
to say, how they want to say it, in their own style/voice.
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I agree Jamie. I think you should write your book. I think you could help a
lot of people telling your story.
Debbie