http://decoratingforevents.com/memoir-writing/memoir-writing-telling-the-truth-in-your-memoir/ "...for memoir writers, 'I remember' breaks the ice." Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://decoratingforevents.com/memoir-writing/memoir-writing-telling-the-truth-in-your-memoir/#comment-5110 How Much Truth in Memoir? | Life Story Writing Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:16:32 +0000 http://decoratingforevents.com/memoir-writing/?p=507#comment-5110 [...] my last post, Memoir Writing | Telling the Truth in Your Memoir, I talked about never outright lying or making things up, but how memory is subjective. If you are [...]

]]> http://decoratingforevents.com/memoir-writing/memoir-writing-telling-the-truth-in-your-memoir/#comment-4996 Mandee Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:51:34 +0000 http://decoratingforevents.com/memoir-writing/?p=507#comment-4996 Christine, I know what you mean. I have 3 siblings and sometimes wonder if they had the same parents I did! Glad you got your story out. Good luck with your writing!

]]> http://decoratingforevents.com/memoir-writing/memoir-writing-telling-the-truth-in-your-memoir/#comment-4984 Christine Grote Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:28:14 +0000 http://decoratingforevents.com/memoir-writing/?p=507#comment-4984 Good post, with important points. I recently published my memoir about the life and death of my disabled sister. I wrote it as a legacy for her. Two of my siblings, who were initially in the book, wanted out. I had to rewrite. I was stunned and devastated. They just didn’t see it the way I did. Eye-opening.

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