Ep123: The Hardest Things for Memoirists

Writer Craft Podcast

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Just finished: Rich as Fuck by Amanda Frances and listening to A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales.

I'M READING:

Wildwood Magic by Willa Reece and I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

• Erick's Reading:
• Roni Stinger's Fuzzy (Rewind or Die series)
• The Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Show Notes:

(Hard things for Memoirists)

• Making the truth interesting,
• thinking of/understanding that a book is a tool in the publishing industry (reaching audience) Who are they talking to? Marketing can get in the way.
• reliving, (self-care when writing hard stuff) (seek a therapist if needed for re-traumatization)
• getting it right (idea of One Truth that gets in the way); OH! It's really about ...
• separating self from the character. (In order to receive feedback.)