Episode Synopsis "How to Write an Honest Story Without Hurting Others"

Today, we address a subject so fundamentally important, that we will explore in 3 segments. It is a question that sooner or later, will face every author of memoir - how do you tell an authentic story about your life without hurting the people around you? This 3 episode arc will feature Canadian writer, Anne, who poses the question, How do you write about something so personal, that risks exposing someone we care about?

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• The Three Amigos - An Excerpt from Count The Ways
• The Writing Practice
• Establishing a Point of View
• Structure in Story-telling: The Road-Trip
• *Live* with Joyce at Lake Atitlan: On Dead Language
• How do we go from the Big Themes to the Smaller Stories?
• Exploring the Concept of the Container - with Betsy
• The Container Story
• The Point of Entry
• Moral Dilemma in Personal Narratives and Memoir: Is it our job to make the readers feel comfortable with our stories?
• The Stakes of Being An Honest Writer
• How to Write an Honest Story Without Hurting Others
• Identifying Your Obsessions
• Why Write?
• An Introduction to Writing Memoir