“I guess that my opinion of writing about real people is informed by defenses of Joyce Maynard's memoir, that the experiences were a part of my life as well, and that I have the right to write about my life.” PeopleWritingWellsRealOpinionDefenseMemoirJoyce Author:Marie Calloway
“I used LiveJournal frequently, almost daily, since ~age 13 until ~18. I kept a personal diary there. I also participated in various "LiveJournal communities". At the risk of sounding patronizing or something, I see LiveJournal and now Tumblr as wonderful because they give young girls ways to interact with eachother and learn and talk about new interests, ideas etc as well as support eachother emotionally.” WayGivingWellsIdeasAgeYoungUsedGirlInterestCommunitySupportWonderfulRiskVariousEtcDiariesPatronizing Author:Marie Calloway
“I admire Joyce Maynard a lot, specifically her memoir "At Home in the World." Her writing is beautiful and fascinating and seemed to give me validation to the idea that I could write validly in earnest about my life with (my) very feminine point of view, and also that I could unapologetically explore the bad traits of my character (which I find to be more interesting to explore than the good traits), as well as explore other concepts that interest me like private vs public personas, age gap relationships, etc.” WorldGivingWritingWellsIdeasCharacterHomeAgeBeautifulInterestInterestingViewsConceptsGive MePoint Of ViewMemoirAdmireEtcFascinatingFeminineGapsTraitsEarnestPersonaValidationJoyceAge Gap Author:Marie Calloway
“I feel like few things are more successful at portraying honest emotions/experiences. There also just seems to be a certain feeling/mood that I respond well to. I feel similarly about the artist Kahimi Karie and the films "An Education" and "Marie Antoinette." Anything with a strongly and unapologetically feminine point of view I tend to be interested in.” FeelsWellsFeelingsSeemsFilmArtistCertainViewsEmotionSuccessfulHonestPoint Of ViewMoodFeminineMariePortraying Author:Marie Calloway
