For many amateur authors, producing art is enough of a challenge. Inspiration is difficult, time is scarce, and it takes insight and grit to turn a doughy first draft into something you can be proud of. If that’s the journey you’re on, keep at it; self-expression is a worthy goal. If, on the other hand,
P.D. James was arguably one of the last great crime novelists working within the distinctly British ‘gentleman detective’ genre, and her famous detective, Adam Dalgliesh, turns up in fourteen celebrated novels.
For authors, memory techniques aren’t just about making life a little easier. Knowing the facts on which your work turns is different from just being able to look them up, and the easier it is to internalize information and allow it to mix and evolve, the better.
When it comes to writing, a good memory is a boon. You may need to remember previous events and character details for seamless storytelling, recall hard-won research, or store the entire history of a fictional world in your mind. In these ways and more, it’s to your advantage to enhance your memory.
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