tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981933340378825849.post7138934914900765494..comments2023-10-15T03:26:36.965-05:00Comments on Karen Adair: M is for MemoirsKaren Adairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12990067167164364256noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981933340378825849.post-13431354064138357122011-04-15T16:34:11.848-05:002011-04-15T16:34:11.848-05:00Interesting, because there's quite a market fo...Interesting, because there's quite a market for memoirs right now. I do think you have to have some kind of hook besides simply telling about your life. I read a review about a memoir of someone who lived in a hippie back-to-nature kind of compound and her sister drowned in the backyard pond at the age of 3. That kind of hook. I think I'll stick to fiction.Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981933340378825849.post-49347034013774527422011-04-16T06:36:02.272-05:002011-04-16T06:36:02.272-05:00Memoirs are very tricky, because you're bound ...Memoirs are very tricky, because you're bound to write about people you don't like and they won't be painted a good picture... It can hurt even those who are close to you. It's also very difficult to find a style that's entertaining, focused but still tells the true. <br>To be honest, I personally never was a fan of them and definitely would never write one, but that's more because I don't think my life is interesting :) <br>- andrea, an A to Z participantwordylivinghttp://wordyliving.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com