Tuesday, December 18, 2012

My outline and sub-points;


Book
1.       How I lost my childhood
a.       Sexual Abuse Maybe
b.      Broken Home
c.       Alcohol Abuse
2.       How I Became an Adult, or at least a Pretend One
a.       My Mom’s Seizure Stroke
b.      Learning How to Pay Bills
c.       Being the functioning adult at 13
3.       Sex
a.       WOAH
b.      Let’s do that again
c.       I am not leaving
4.       Life Decisions
a.       Not finishing High School
b.      Getting My GED
c.       I’m 18, let’s get married
5.       Let’s Have a Baby
a.       We’ve been married for a year
b.      A strong parental instinct
c.       We got a teenager
d.      We’re Pregnant
6.       Surgeries and Blood
a.       A 9 hour surgery
b.      Dealing with the In-Laws
c.       Honoring his wishes
7.       Oh Shit, we’re pregnant again
a.       Screaming in my car
b.      Let’s have an abortion
c.       Walking out of the clinic
d.      She died anyways
8.       One Tiny Coffin
a.       A baby no one wanted at first
b.      Giving her heart away
c.       Cringing as they put the coffin down
9.       The Emotions of an Affair
a.       Needing support elsewhere
b.      No sex until I don’t live with you
c.       Finding it and realizing it isn't as good
10.   Attempting Normalcy
a.       Moving back in
b.      Treated horribly and staying anyways
c.       Wishing I hadn't come back
11.   Insurance? So What!
a.       Bills for a dead child
b.      We can’t pay
12.   Pregnant Again.
a.       An entire 9 months expecting your baby die
b.      Scared of everything
c.       Mentally preparing when I didn't want to
13.   Leaving with an Alive Baby
a.       The baby didn't die and I am not psychotic
b.      Breastfeeding issues
c.       When do we have to give her back to the hospital?
14.   Bankruptcy
a.       The easiest part of my journey
b.      The lawyers handle everything
c.       Done
15.   Saying Goodbye              
a.       An odd affair that made no sense
b.      Feeling betrayed when you said it was ok
c.       Loathing another person for doing what you couldn't
16.   New Love
a.       A new feeling
b.      Integrating into our home
c.       Step-father? Oh dear
17.   Life, Grief, and Continuing On.
a.       Life moves forward, do I want to catch up?
b.      Processing my own grief surrounding tragedies
c.       What’s next?

1 comment:

  1. Very solid start to an outline! Because you are writing about your own story, it is much easier to stick to the guide because your life is chronological! Your chapters are very nicely broken up. But! Just because these events occurred chronologically, don't get trapped in to thinking you have to write about them chronologically! Go with what inspires you at the moment. Maybe make a separate word document for each chapter and when you are feeling a certain way- let the emotion fuel giving new life to your experience. I am so honored that you're letting me spectate/read/be a friend to you in this. Hopefully you'll let me read it too someday :)

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