Silverman has also published two award wining memoirs, and both at the leading edge of full-disclosure, gritty examples of the willingness of memoir authors to reveal their hidden worlds. When I finished reading “Fearless Confessions” I wanted more of her work. I love her treatment of metaphor, her thoughts about confession, and the excellent explanation of the difference between memoir and autobiography. I am impressed by the generosity with which she offers advice, insight, and enthusiasm. Recently I found an energetic “memoir advocate” Sue William Silverman, author of an excellent how-to book for memoir writers, “ Fearless Confessions: A Writers Guide to Memoir.” Silverman is a careful thinker, picking apart the process of memoir writing, intensely studying each part, and then not merely putting them back together but, showing the reader how to do it, too. To help spread the word about the intimate, creative craft of memoir writing, I regularly network with other authors who are trying to do the same.
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