Reflections on Writing Memoir- The Color of Water

In my book the author uses two perspectives. The reason I think he decided to do this was because there were a lot of blanks and disconnections from his point of view that didn't explain the story very clearly. I think a trouble he might've faced was remembering details and portraying the story in an interesting. As the book progressed James's personal story became more interesting but their was an underlying factor that was missing. His mother's life was such a huge part of his own because she was his only parent. Many parts of his life was always intertwined with his's mothers. He may have struggled to put his story together on its own. To make the reader more divulged into his world he chose to add letters from his mother that was given to him. It would better capture the overall feeling of the events since it was written and you can feel the emotions in the words. It seems like a common issue that would occur when writing a memoir is remembering the little things that built upon each other. James was lucky to have his mom's letters to aid him and find a way to connect it to his own. I am fairly confident in my memory of events that happened, but I think I may struggle to add the emotional factor to my writing. I want the reader to be able to feel the journey of my life as if they were experiencing it also, but I think that will be very challenging for me. I worry I won't be able to portray it in such a mellifluous way that I've other authors do. I know some memoir writers might have problems finding an interesting part of their life to write about. In 9th grade some people haven't had huge experiences or events that they would find worth writing about. I think in my memoir I'm going to have to bring out the little moments that people over look but can make a world of difference,