Write The Book #58 (7/6/09) Sue William Silverman
Jul 6th, 2009 by writethebook
Interview with Sue William Silverman, author of Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You; Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction; and the new book, Fearless Confessions: A Guide to Writing Memoir.
Prompt: Today’s Write The Book Prompt comes from my guest, Sue William Silverman, who included it in her new book on craft, Fearless Confessions. Recall a photograph from childhood, or dig one out of an old album. Write a paragraph about it using the voice and sensibility of who you were when the photograph was taken. Then, write a paragraph about it through the voice and sensibility of who you are now. Next, write a third paragraph that combines the perspectives of the first two: a paragraph that speaks in both the Voice of Innocence and the Voice of Experience.
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Music credits: 1) “Dreaming 1″ - John Fink; 2) “Filter” - Dorset Greens (a Vermont band featuring several South Burlington High School students)
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Jul 7, 2009 at 6:47 pm
This is so powerful. Thank you for this. What you cannot know, or possibly could have anticipated, is that this exactly what I needed to hear when I needed to hear it. I’m beginning to think that perhaps there is a God. Or at least that my HPs are looking out for me.
This will be the subject of tomorrow’s post over at http://theotherbed.com. I’m up for spreading the word. And I’m now following you on Twitter!
So Grateful, theotherbed
P.S. Just so you know, this showed up on my google alert for sexual addiction.
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Jul 17, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Dear “theotherbed,” Thank you so much for this great response–and sorry it took me so long to get back to you, but I’ve been traveling. I am really thrilled that this prompt and the interview were helpful to you. This truly means a great deal to me. Thank you for following me on twitter, too, and I’ll check out your website, too! Warm wishes, Sue
