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#252: Memoir vs. Fiction: The Key Differences (and Surprising Similarities)

#252: Memoir vs. Fiction: The Key Differences (and Surprising Similarities)

Update: 2025-10-14
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Memoir is true, fiction is made up - but how does that change your actual storytelling? In this episode, I break down the key differences between memoir and fiction: what you can and can't do in memoir, how much creative license you have, and when to choose one form over the other. Plus: the surprising ways memoir and fiction use the exact same narrative techniques.

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#252: Memoir vs. Fiction: The Key Differences (and Surprising Similarities)

#252: Memoir vs. Fiction: The Key Differences (and Surprising Similarities)

Nanci Panuccio