tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post2386739265859318650..comments2023-10-26T11:34:38.322-04:00Comments on Ask Allison: Mulling MemoirsAllison Winn Scotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820208316115681320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-83453808319370920632007-03-24T20:43:00.000-04:002007-03-24T20:43:00.000-04:00Hey Allison, it's been awhile, but I'm pleased to ...Hey Allison, it's been awhile, but I'm pleased to be back to your site and find your book cover ready to go! It looks great. I prefer fiction to memoir for the poetic liscence. Everyone's life is interesting in some way, but it's the exaggeration of fiction makes people take notice. ON the other hand, I myself love the ordinary look into the details of regular life. But I'm not the poss of publishing, you know? Glad to be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-75068661933404069112007-03-24T04:29:00.000-04:002007-03-24T04:29:00.000-04:00Unless it's an especially bizarre story like "Runn...Unless it's an especially bizarre story like "Running With Scissors" or "Dry" by Augusten Burroughs or the memoir has been written famous person, who I must also find fascinating, I tend not to be interested in reading memoirs. I always assume that most of the character driven fiction I enjoy incorporates many autobiographical elements and I tend to like to write things I enjoy reading. I prefer to write fiction and my writing does does tend to draw a great deal from experiences I've had in my own life because it's a wellspring of information I have ready access to, but by fictionalizing, I can improve on my own stories and alter them enough to avoid being disowned by friends and family members who may think they recognize themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-19444550717684714572007-03-23T16:30:00.000-04:002007-03-23T16:30:00.000-04:00Hi, Allison! A fellow FLXer checking in.Fiction ov...Hi, Allison! A fellow FLXer checking in.<BR/><BR/>Fiction over memoir--that's what I'd choose, and definitely because you have far more license to do what needs to be done. Let's face it--real life doesn't always read well. Writing a novel gives you the room to make the changes you need to make, and in some cases, allows you the distance you need to tell the story properly.<BR/><BR/>just my two cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-46865006652247061922007-03-23T14:02:00.000-04:002007-03-23T14:02:00.000-04:00I went back and forth from fiction to memoir, not ...I went back and forth from fiction to memoir, not sure how I wanted to tell my story. I finally settled on memoir for greater impact due to the subject.<BR/><BR/>My tastes in fiction vary, but I'll choose memoir depending on the subject. I'm not necessarily interested in, say, a president's life story, but something that is like every day life would attract my attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com