This week, I'm sharing another great article--very different from the words of Ira Glass, last post, but equally inspiring for anyone writing a memoir and confused about structure.
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich has written a memoir not for the faint-hearted, about capitol punishment and her own difficult past, called The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir. This article from The Rumpus interviews her about the structure of her book and how she wove the two threads of frontstory and backstory. Check it out here. (If the link doesn't work, go to www.therumpus.com and search for the book title or the author's name.) Thanks to Cherste for passing this on!
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