Writing a novel is easier than writing a memoir; you are not constrained by the truth.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir.
I think one can be more honest in fiction than in a memoir.
I will say, with memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.
A memoir is always the most authentic telling of a situation, but a novel gets to different places.
When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
Fiction isn't memoir and memoir isn't fiction.
This is a cliche, but in fiction, I feel it is easier for me to get to some sort of truth, some kind of more honest writing.
I've yet to read a memoir by anyone I've known at all well that came anywhere near to the truth.
The reason I like writing a memoir is because it isn't preachy.
Novel-writing is a bit like deception. You lie as little as you possibly can. That's the way I do it, anyway.