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Scenario

How to balance truth-telling with protecting others in memoir writing

My memoir editor wants me to add more dramatic conflict to my family stories and I do not want to hurt people I love for the sake of a better narrative.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Commercial publishing demands are creating tension between literary honesty and relational responsibility.

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“Where Are You with Media — Publishing & Professional Writing?”

Peri

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