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Tag Archives: truth
Edit your writing; don’t edit your life
Most of us have had moments in our lives when something bad happened. The scale of “bad” is incredibly broad. It stretches from forgettable to life-changing and covers a staggering array of situations, actions, reactions, and consequences. For memoir writers, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged bad memories, edit, editing, guilt, hard truth, hero, heroine, memoir, regret, sin, storytelling, truth, what others think
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An Afternoon With The Cracker Queen
I spent my allotted writing time yesterday with the incomparable Lauretta Hannon, who is truly a genuine voice in these often phony times. I don’t regret it for a second. I’d heard of her, of course, because of her bestselling book, The … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged bestselling memoir, Cracker Queen, enabler, honesty, humorist, instructor, Lauretta Hannon, lecturer, memoir, NPR, Southern writer, storytellling, truth
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Aw geez, another textbook?
Another textbook? Yeah. Another one. And one that makes me pretty damned proud. I spend a great deal of time with folks my age and older, and the one thing many of us have in common is the desire to leave … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged grandkids, kids, life story, memoir, publish, storytelling, truth
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I’ll have a “MAC memoir”
Okay, it’s not what you’re thinking. I’m not talking about a manuscript and some rabbit food on a sesame seed bun. What I’m referring to are the basic building blocks of any good story, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. The acronym for this magic formula … Continue reading
My memoir–my memories
Two eye-witnesses, two conflicting stories. Happens all the time. Right? Having watched endless courtroom dramas, either live or via Hollywood, we’ve all heard that witnesses often interpret what they’ve seen in different ways. Defense attorneys love it when witnesses can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Anne Lamott, conscience, fear, guilt, history, memoir, memory, Naboo, trust, truth, your story, your voice
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I write fiction, not memoir. Or do I?
I can’t count the number of times I’ve told folks I make stuff up for a living. Depending on who I’m talking to, I may substitute a different S-word for “stuff.” Shock value, y’know. It’s important sometimes. So how do … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged Fiction, make-believe, memoir, reality, Sensory writing, truth
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