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November 3, 2016

Interview With Memoir Editor Brooke Warner

Brooke Warner, Dorit Sasson, editor, interview, memoir

I’m encouraged because I think there are countless brilliant books whose authors are committed and willing to take them to the finish line, with or without a traditional deal.

Written by

Jerry Waxler

May 22, 2014

What Happens When a Memoir Author Chooses Fiction?

Fiction, interview

David Kalish, Fiction, novel based on life, roman a clef, stories, Storytelling

Because David Kalish, author of The Opposite of Everything is apparently an expert in opposites, I interviewed him about these two forms of narrative, memoir and fiction, and asked him how and why he stepped through that mysterious stargate into the limitless realm of imagination.

Written by

Jerry Waxler

May 9, 2014

Stylistic Choices in Creative Nonfiction, Interview Pt 2

Creative Nonfiction, interview, Literary Non-fiction

Creative Nonfiction, interview, memoir, obsession, pop culture, Sue William Silverman

But why do this? Because by playing with structure and format (that TV show and the Superman comic book), I’m better able to draw both myself as well as the reader inside the actual experience. Everything we write needs to have its own voice, its own tone, its own structure to best work in conjunction…

Written by

Jerry Waxler

Category: interview

Interview With Memoir Editor Brooke Warner

What Happens When a Memoir Author Chooses Fiction?

Stylistic Choices in Creative Nonfiction, Interview Pt 2