Monday, February 11, 2019

Is "fluidity" really important?

"There is, after all, a fluidity between who we were to other people, who we thought we were, who we think we were, and who we think we are now."

Fluidity has a lot to do with the flow of your writing and how you sort out your ideas on a page. Fluidity is important when you are trying to be convincing, and create words on the page that are enjoyable to read. When writing a memoir, you want to write the most convincing honest story for your readers. In order to be successful in doing so, fluidity is very important. Some of the best memoirs are organized, easy to read, and constructed in the best way. A memoir that lacks fluidity, is harder to understand for your audience and your readers. 

"I’m awkward and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be. That someone was right." 
One of my favorite memoirs that I have recently read is the Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, by Issa Rae. This woman is one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to writing, she created her own story about what it was like to grow up as an introvert, while being a woman of color. She takes her readers on an experience about her upbringing, stories about her many awkward moments in school, relationships, and the workplace. The biggest lesson I gained from this text is that it is perfectly okay to accept and love yourself, awkward, black and all. 

I don't think my experience would change if the story was more fiction, versus non fiction. I still could identify and relate to the story, I think that's something very authentic in a memoir whether its necessarily true or not. So many other people besides me can relate and connect with this story and that's why it really wouldn't matter. The author is still accomplishing the mission of sending a message to their readers and as long as the message is positive and beneficial I don't see any problem with it. This book had all the qualities of a memoir with fluidity. Everything was well organized, honest, funny, and enjoyable on the eyes to read page by page. 

This memoir would transfer easily into a blog for so many reasons, Issa Rae wrote this in a form of a diary almost. Like most blogs, they are very personal and relatable, her book was as well. The text was extremely intimate and I could see a lot of her stories being some of the best daily blog post. 

"The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is a book no one—awkward or cool, black, white, or other will want to miss."


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/memoir-writing-facts_us_56044f0be4b08820d91c2132
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https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Misadventures-of-Awkward-Black-Girl/Issa-Rae/9781476749075


1 comment:

  1. I genuinely enjoyed reading this blog post. The gif in the beginning, and picture of your favorite memoir visually help me understand points that you are trying to convey. When you define fluidity in the beginning it helps the reader gain sense of what your blog is going to be about. Your introduction paragraph was my favorite part of this blog. It was difficult for me to understand what fluidity meant at first, and you broke down the definition into lamer terms which helped me understand. I love that. I also completely agree with the last sentence in your introduction, a memoir that lacks fluidity is more difficult to follow and relate to as a reader. I also think you would truly enjoy my favorite memoir: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls because it also talks about difficult upbringings. I am curious did you have to read the memoir for a class? How did you stumble upon it? I read the synopsis, and I might rent it on iBooks. I love the first few pages so far! Thank you for sharing.

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