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

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

One of the things I love most about second person is that it reminds the reader that they are reading a text. It doesn't allow them to drift into the story and not notice that they are reading a book - a book that has an author.

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.

I like the fact that second person puts the reader in the story. It makes them, whether they like it or not, complicit in the action.