Youthful Travels

     When brainstorming ideas for a memoir, the first idea that popped into my head immediately was baseball. I dedicated a good portion of my freetime from elementary school till I graduated high school learning the game. Over the years of playing competitive baseball I played for some of the best travel teams in the state. It taught me a great deal about life and hard work. My career came to a close my freshman year when I decided I was going to transfer schools to OU at the semester, meaning I would have had to have missed the first full year of games. I decided to just end my career instead of trying to stay sharp for a year without getting to play. I am at peace with my decision, but also have a great deal of knowledge and stories that could contribute to a fantastic memoir. Being 19 now, I could make a memoir reflecting on childhood. Growing up as a devious child and an occasional instigator I found myself in ridiculous situations I would set myself up in and had to...

Community Blog Post: Memoirs The definition of a memoir is , "A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources." Memoirs are often written as a recount back on something, often written by great actors, musicians, and athletes after stepping down and retiring from the field they dominated. In addition, a great memoir had great fluidity in it's writing. A well written memoir should flow like a rehearsed speech, and not have any gaps or choppy flow. It should flow smoothly from the first page until the reader closes the book after completing the entire read. My personal favorite memoir is written by Kobe Bryant, a now retired former NBA superstar. In Kobe's memoir, The Mamba Mentality. I first read this memoir my senior year of high school. While Kobe is far from my favorite basketball player and I would not even consider myself a fan of his, he knows more about the game of basketball than nearly anyone one the planet. In the memoir...