You write fiction, you're writing memoir, and when you're writing memoir, you're writing fiction.

The little fishing boat anchors right off the shore of Gili Meno. There are no docks here on this island. You have to roll up your pants, jump off the boat and wade in through the surf on your own power. There's absolutely no way to do this without getting soaking wet or even banged up on the coral, but it's worth all the trouble because the beach here is so beautiful, so special

Sometimes beauty needs a bit of ignoring, to properly come into being.

Your fear is the most boring thing about you.

You write fiction, you're writing memoir, and when you're writing memoir, you're writing fiction.

The only boring people I know are bored people.

The hero's journey is simply who we are as human beings.