There is a physics to the world, which non-fiction has a contract to stand in awe of, otherwise it becomes completely self-centered and ego-driven, which is the death of a memoir.
Nick FlynnChange is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent.
Nick FlynnMemoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If itโs purely autobiographical and ego-driven, itโs going to fail.
Nick Flynn