book inc writer Michele Cantos explains how writing her memoir about her family's immigrant journey leads unexpectedly to a parallel creative awakening as she finds refuge in writing a novel.
I have been waiting for some inspiration to create a fictional story that somehow aligns with my memoir. Your experience might just do the trick! Thank you!
Thanks, Tina! Even though it’s fiction, my novel feels like a continuation of the themes I explored in my memoir. Some pivotal moments that didn’t quite fit into the memoir have found new life in the novel, allowing me to explore them in a different way. I hope you’re go for it <3
What an amazing experience! Thank you for sharing. I traveled the same road in reverse: I started with fiction, and I’m now playing with a memoir adjacent idea.
For me, fiction is more fun, but (because) the memoir cuts deeper into me. As of now, I’m not planning to write an actual memoir but simply give some of my thoughts and feelings to one of the characters. Even this feels terrifying.
I have been waiting for some inspiration to create a fictional story that somehow aligns with my memoir. Your experience might just do the trick! Thank you!
Thanks, Tina! Even though it’s fiction, my novel feels like a continuation of the themes I explored in my memoir. Some pivotal moments that didn’t quite fit into the memoir have found new life in the novel, allowing me to explore them in a different way. I hope you’re go for it <3
What an amazing experience! Thank you for sharing. I traveled the same road in reverse: I started with fiction, and I’m now playing with a memoir adjacent idea.
How exciting, Vida! Now you have to write about the inverse experience—I’d love to know if one genre feels more fun or lighter than the other!
For me, fiction is more fun, but (because) the memoir cuts deeper into me. As of now, I’m not planning to write an actual memoir but simply give some of my thoughts and feelings to one of the characters. Even this feels terrifying.