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Anna Luna-Raven's avatar

this may sound stupid, but i'd like to know - what is the difference between a memoir and creative nonfiction? or are they one and the same? how would you describe each one? sorry and thanks 💗

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Michelle Nicolaysen's avatar

Yes, I relate to this so much! In writing circles recently, I've seen a lot of discussions on drama, by which they mean something like the sex and brawls we'd see on reality TV. That can be entertaining, but it's not why I pick up a book. I'm most interested in memoirs that rhink deeply about the real life of ordinary people. Often, that means finding something interesting to say about the mundane. And if sex and brawls are part of the real life you're writing about, great, but I wanna see some introspection about it.

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