#13: The Memoirist’s Lament: Living with What you Publish 2016

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Episode #13 of Rewrite Radio features a conversation between four seasoned authors who’ve written extensively about their personal lives. Carla Barnhill, Jennifer Grant, Margot Starbuck, and Caryn Rivadeneira discuss how to navigate writing about friends and family, and then living with what you’ve published in a panel at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing titled Memoirist’s Lament: Living with What you Publish. A short conversation with Wesley Hill introduces the session. Many thanks to everyone involved: Carla Barnhill is the director of youth development for Sparkhouse, a division of Augsburg Fortress Publishing. She is the author of The Myth of the Perfect Mother, the editor of several more books, and frequently serves as a consultant for writers getting started in publishing. http://carynrivadeneira.com/ Jennifer Grant is an author, book editor, and consultant. She has written four works of nonfiction, Love You More, MOMumental, Disquiet Time, and Wholehearted Living, and regularly contributes to blogs including Her.meneutics. http://www.jennifergrant.com/ Margot Starbuck is the co-author of the forthcoming book Overplayed: A Parent’s Guide to Sanity in the World of Youth Sports and the author of five books, including The Girl in the Orange Dress. She is a regular contributor to Today’s Christian Woman and an editorial advisor for Gifted for Leadership.http://www.margotstarbuck.com/ Caryn Rivadeneira is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of five books and a regular contributor to Her.meneutics and Re:Frame Media’s ThinkChristian. Wesley Hill is an assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He is the author of three books, including Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian. He co-founded the website SpiritualFriendship.org, and he writes regularly for Books & Culture, Christianity Today, and First Things. Follow him on Twitter @wesleyhill.