I think every narrator is an unreliable narrator. In its classic definition - an unreliable narrator is one who reveals something they don't know themselves to be revealing. We all do that.

I think every narrator is an unreliable narrator. In its classic definition - an unreliable narrator is one who reveals something they don't know themselves to be revealing. We all do that.

I'd say the music influences the writing - the music and rhythm of the prose - much more than the writing influences the music.

I like a text that reminds the reader its a text sometimes.

Some of the biggest challenges were, page after page, standing naked in front of the reader.

I think the act of lying can be separated from the genre of memoir. Though often times, people are unaware of their own subjectivity.

I don't teach narrative theory by itself anymore, but I kind of use it when critiquing student manuscripts. So, it works its way in there, whether I like it or not.