Blogflux directoryFake memoirs, part 3 -- Scott Simon's theory
Posted by Alyce Barry at 3/8/2008 9:40 AM 
Categories: Publishing, Links and resources, Poetry and Literature
Categories: Publishing, Links and resources, Poetry and Literature
On NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" this morning, host Scott Simon offered a theory about the motivation behind these fake memoirs: avoiding critiques by editors and critics.
His theory: If you've written a raw memoir about the down-and-dirty side of life, or about the trauma of your past, who's going to give you a hard time about your prose style?
He's probably read one or more of the books, which I have not, and it's a theory that makes sense.
His theory: If you've written a raw memoir about the down-and-dirty side of life, or about the trauma of your past, who's going to give you a hard time about your prose style?
He's probably read one or more of the books, which I have not, and it's a theory that makes sense.
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