Saunders talks about a few points that I personally have never given much thought. The one that caught my attention the most was the idea of a short story full of details. DFW did a wonderful job of this in one of the short stories about 9/11. The story was so descriptive and full of detail it almost felt I was living the whole experience. DFW also does a great job of leaving some things out for the reader to think about on their own.
In my own writing I plan to keep the story simple but with lots of details so that my audience feels like they are actually experiencing the story themselves. I also want to try to leave a mystery for the readers, in a way that they can decide what they think happens or is gonna happen.
I really like how you are planning to write your memoir. I think it is a great idea to make your audience feel like they are experiencing the story, while also leaving enough out to allow them to interpret their own meaning!
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