"I tried to render the truth while also paying attention to what a book has to do to be a good reading experience. This in some cases does mean some retrofitting."
Sari, thank you for this interview. Your work is a handhold in the dark. I appreciate Charles' thoughts on injecting urgency, a la The Curious Incident, into writing. So helpful. Best of all, your interviews have a specificity and intimacy that makes me want to write, which is what I'm looking for.
Beautiful. I especially love the line about "retrofitting" as a way to describe how we tell our stories. It's perfect.
Sari, thank you for this interview. Your work is a handhold in the dark. I appreciate Charles' thoughts on injecting urgency, a la The Curious Incident, into writing. So helpful. Best of all, your interviews have a specificity and intimacy that makes me want to write, which is what I'm looking for.
Jane, thank you for these kind words! They mean so much to me. So glad you're enjoying these.
An engrossing interview... but where is the child the five nights she's not with the author? I'm confused. Did I miss something/
There's a second child.
Loved this and loved his observation about the two "yous" in memoir. Can't wait to read his book!
Yes, I love that concept!