Sunday, March 15, 2009
I Believe in the Truth, In Most Cases
I believe that author writing a memoir should tell the truth in most cases, in some ways it can be a good thing to later the story. It can make it more interesting or even more mysterious. In some case not telling the truth can cause issues with the readers, but it can cause the same issue when it is a lie. A lot of these story’s that are alterations of the truth, have a hidden aspect that the writer isn’t comfortable sharing or they would like to make money off of it, like they do in Lonely Girl 15, people are still interested in it even though they notice that it is made up. They are all still drawn to these video stories.
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I agree with what you say about not telling the whole truth. In some cases it's hard to recall certain memories or a situation but you can remember some details. In some cases it does make it more interesting and that's what some people look for when reading memoirs. Would some of them be as interesting if the truth wasn't stretched just a little?
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