Can you write your life story in 100 words.

kennyc · 09-27-2013, 12:38 PM

Something I ran across. I'm going to give it a try (particularly since I've been working on memoir essays...all much more 100 words.

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http://writeyourlifestoryblog.wordpr...-in-100-words/

I'm not much impressed with the ones on that page.

crich70 · 09-27-2013, 03:33 PM

I could do it in 10 words.

Spoiler:

kennyc · 09-27-2013, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

I could do it in 10 words.

Spoiler:

gmw · 09-27-2013, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

I could do it in 10 words.

Spoiler:

I claim plagiarism, you stole my life story!

kennyc · 09-27-2013, 09:20 PM

Slackers! Here's mine:

He grew from the rich black dirt of Southern Oklahoma bathed in the starlight of science, fed upon man’s conquest of space and delivered in the bonds of love to a Rocky Mountain high to feast upon the computer age, the truth of creativity, creation, and communication. Following a white-hot flash of top-secret imaging in the reborn city of the sun he returned to his Mile High home produced three genetic progeny before the thirteen year affair ended and began a long journey into the heart of the world accompanied by two cats and the great literature of the world.

gmw · 09-28-2013, 04:21 AM

I'd like to think that I only had room for 50 words - you know, to leave space for everything that is still to come. And since I don't like to leave my readers with a cliff-hanger ending I won't post those 40 words yet.

crich70 · 09-28-2013, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmw

I claim plagiarism, you stole my life story!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it. Expose on Gmw's life story.

VydorScope · 09-28-2013, 05:23 AM

I can do mine in 10 words too:

Spoiler:

Freeshadow · 09-28-2013, 07:50 AM

Would somebody ask me, if I'd like to write memoirs at all (including somewhen in the future) I'd answer: "There's already enough boring books out there - called contemporary fiction."

morriss003 · 10-02-2013, 01:00 PM

Unfortunately, I probably could.

kennyc · 10-02-2013, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmw

I'd like to think that I only had room for 50 words - you know, to leave space for everything that is still to come. And since I don't like to leave my readers with a cliff-hanger ending I won't post those 40 words yet.

That's what revision is for.

caleb72 · 10-13-2013, 10:38 AM

I gave it a go, but decided to limit it to 50 words instead:

He came out a little red man
As a boy he was quite green
Adolescence made him blue
But he always felt so yellow
As a man he returned to red
And into calm cerulean
But now he's turning grey
And from here it's only shades

Bompa65 · 10-13-2013, 10:57 AM

I was born

I went to High School and met this cute girl!

I married the Cute girl. We had a perfect son and daughter.

They married great partners and gave us three perfect grandchildren.

I bought a Kobo Vox!

Need i say anymore?

kennyc · 10-13-2013, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caleb72

I gave it a go, but decided to limit it to 50 words instead:

He came out a little red man
As a boy he was quite green
Adolescence made him blue
But he always felt so yellow
As a man he returned to red
And into calm cerulean
But now he's turning grey
And from here it's only shades

I LOVE it!!!

mr_nihilism · 10-13-2013, 12:50 PM

It was the best of times it was the worst of times.

No points for originality.

09-27-2013, 12:38 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Can you write your life story in 100 words. Something I ran across. I'm going to give it a try (particularly since I've been working on memoir essays...all much more 100 words. ) http://writeyourlifestoryblog.wordpr...-in-100-words/ I'm not much impressed with the ones on that page. Last edited by kennyc; 09-27-2013 at 12:53 PM.

09-27-2013, 03:33 PM	#2
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,304 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I could do it in 10 words. Spoiler: I was born. I am alive. Someday I will die.

09-27-2013, 09:20 PM	#5
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Slackers! Here's mine: He grew from the rich black dirt of Southern Oklahoma bathed in the starlight of science, fed upon man’s conquest of space and delivered in the bonds of love to a Rocky Mountain high to feast upon the computer age, the truth of creativity, creation, and communication. Following a white-hot flash of top-secret imaging in the reborn city of the sun he returned to his Mile High home produced three genetic progeny before the thirteen year affair ended and began a long journey into the heart of the world accompanied by two cats and the great literature of the world. Last edited by kennyc; 09-27-2013 at 09:28 PM.

09-28-2013, 05:23 AM	#8
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	I can do mine in 10 words too: Spoiler: I came. I saw. I ate ice cream and cake.

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09-28-2013, 04:21 AM	#6
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I'd like to think that I only had room for 50 words - you know, to leave space for everything that is still to come. And since I don't like to leave my readers with a cliff-hanger ending I won't post those 40 words yet.

09-28-2013, 07:50 AM	#9
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,790 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	Would somebody ask me, if I'd like to write memoirs at all (including somewhen in the future) I'd answer: "There's already enough boring books out there - called contemporary fiction."

10-02-2013, 01:00 PM	#10
morriss003 Evangelist Posts: 438 Karma: 3409790 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maui Device: kindle	Unfortunately, I probably could.

10-13-2013, 10:38 AM	#12
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I gave it a go, but decided to limit it to 50 words instead: He came out a little red man As a boy he was quite green Adolescence made him blue But he always felt so yellow As a man he returned to red And into calm cerulean But now he's turning grey And from here it's only shades

10-13-2013, 10:57 AM	#13
Bompa65 Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 14858 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Vox	I was born I went to High School and met this cute girl! I married the Cute girl. We had a perfect son and daughter. They married great partners and gave us three perfect grandchildren. I bought a Kobo Vox! Need i say anymore?

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mr_nihilism Always been the caretaker Posts: 479 Karma: 1406369 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Canada Device: Aura H2O, PW2	It was the best of times it was the worst of times. No points for originality.

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