“In my case, I made the decision early on that I was going to be very open about the book and claim upfront that each of the stories was based on my life experience. I think my reasoning goes back to what I was saying earlier, about wanting the book to be "more than a book," that I wanted the reader to feel a little unsettled about what they were reading: there's a core of factual truth here.” ThinkingBookReadingDecisionLife ExperienceFactual Author:Leslie Pietrzyk
“Think about the stories you have inside that scare you. That's what you should be writing. I and others call that writing from the dark place. Our humiliations and secret fears and deepest anxieties, those times where we were at our worst: that's the best material.” ThinkingWritingDarkSecretWorstAnxietyScareHumiliation Author:Leslie Pietrzyk
