Today is launch day for Barbara Carter’s 5th memoir Joined – a memoir of marriage. It’s part of the Barbara by the Bay series. Shortly after I read the book, I interviewed her about the book, her memoir series and writing memoirs.
Joined – a memoir of marriage by Barbara Carter
1. This is the 5th book in your memoir series, now called Barbara by the Bay. Has your perspective on how to write a memoir changed since sitting down to write that first book? In other words, do you feel more liberated to write the truth without sugar coating it? Or is there still a voice inside that says, “That’s harsh. Let’s soften it a little bit?”
My perspective has changed a lot since writing my first book. That book took sixteen years to write and was a major learning curve! One learning curve was to slow down and learn how to tell a good story. To learn all the techniques of fiction writing, especially dialogue.
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