Fluidity

Fluidity can effect how we write our memoirs by causing us to add moments or exaggerate details that we wish we would have been the case at that moment in time. Now that we are able to look back on our experiences it is much more difficult not to incorporate some self-aware feelings that we know of in the present day. This can cause our memories to become distorted and false. The process of writing with fluidity can be beneficial as well, since it allows our mind to be free and opens the gates for the thoughts to spill out onto the page, but it also runs the risk of letting details that are not entirely true into the story, which distort our original memory of what we knew to be true.
Writing a memoir should be the most honest and original content, which is sometimes thought to be less interesting than the ideas we can throw in to liven up what we would consider a dull moment. This is not always the case as an experience that we see as mundane could relate to a reader like a memory of their own.

An interesting memoir that I came across was the book by Steve Martin Born Standing Up, which details his journey through his stand up career, with some stories about his childhood as well. I found a specific quote interesting since it ties in with the idea that our ability to look back and describe experiences may not be a trustworthy source. In the book Martin writes, "I have heard it said that a complicated childhood can lead to a life in the arts. I tell you this story of my father and me to let you know I am qualified to be a comedian." 
This shows me that since he is older and has begun to write this memoir, he notices that it's common among comedians to be raised in a poor environment that would develop the type of personality of a funny person. There is obviously humor within this quote but it reminds me of the distorted framing that the mind does to our memories to give us a more desirable way to remember it. 

Within the memoir, Martin shows a portion of the first jokes he ever wrote, which turned out to be false, as it was discovered that they were jokes from his first special, years after he had already been an established professional. This blurs the line between fact and fiction and give the impression that this might not be the first instance of false information. From this text I have not only learned that there is inevitably going to be an exaggerated portion of information in a memoir, but that there is extra work to be done when deciding to read memoirs. Do you take everything the author says as truth, or do you take the extra time and effort to dissect it and find out for yourself what is true and what is not completely accurate. 

I see this transferring into a blog in bits and pieces. Martin mentions his father a lot and his upbringing as a way to answer how he got to where he is now. This could be broken up to become a series of blogs that detail the events leading up to his present state.