Apologies for two Corinna posts in a row, but sometimes things just happen, which is kind of how this post happened.
I don’t think this is the quote you want but the one I always remember about writing memoir is this one: Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better. ~Anne Lamott
Mmm, not sure I can endorse that either. My recollection is that Lucy Grealy had no people and that explains Ann Patchett.
Oh, I totally agree with you. But it also all comes down to cases.
I don’t think this is the quote you want but the one I always remember about writing memoir is this one: Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better. ~Anne Lamott
Mmm, not sure I can endorse that either. My recollection is that Lucy Grealy had no people and that explains Ann Patchett.
Oh, I totally agree with you. But it also all comes down to cases.