Episode Synopsis "The Stakes of Being An Honest Writer"

A question that probably comes up more than any other, is how do we tell uncomfortable truths that hurt the people we love or those we feel an obligation to protect?  Today, Joyce continues this conversation with Anne, concerning the stakes of being an honest writer.  "In ways both small and large, so often we do not tell the truth of our stories. Specifically, because that's the case, it means so much when we do."

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• 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