Nostalgia in Writing

Like in E.B. White's writing, childhood memories and nostalgia play a large role in writing style. When you write something, your feelings come through in the words, sometimes subconsciously. If you have very strong memories from your childhood and being in nature, that will most likely come through in your writing. Some of my most vivid memories from my childhood take place in nature. I grew up in Maryland and was always outside. I played in the snow a lot in the winter, and in the summer I went to my family's beach house in Ocean City. These memories are very important to me and are very nostalgic. When I write, my feelings about the memories that I have are very apparent and shape the way I tell the story. If I was truly happy and content at the time of the memory, I will write about how peaceful it was and be very reminiscent. However, if I had a bad experience in one of my memories, my writing may come across as angry, sad, upset, etc. Nostalgia is very intimately tied with the writing process and it is very important to consider this while you are writing.