How to Write a Memoir While Dying

Writers are often advised to write as if we are dying. Awake to our mortality, the theory goes, we will write with urgency and acuity about what matters. We will write honestly, vulnerably, bravely without fear of judgement. We will write for the pure readers: ourselves and our loved ones. We will write better. I […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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[ BBC News | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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