Approaching Writing Styles - podcast

Good Information and great testimony on how you get your writing ideas.

Hi JC - We are so happy that you found value in this interview with Mr. Albom. It's always nice when we find validation in our own processes by knowing that others work in similar ways. :) Mitch was gracious to speak with us, but he is not on staff here at the ALC so he's not available to reply directly to comments. It sounds like you are very open to the idea of working with other writers. Have you considered joining a local writers' group for some face to face time with others in your area? Some of the best writers we interview say that they still belong to writing groups and find the invaluable.

Thank you Mitch for sharing your writing style and part of your soul! To be able to move a person to tears just at the idea for a book is something special. Your jig-saw style really resonates with me as that's how I'm doing that with all my books I'm currently writing - good to know I'm not the only one :-) I would love for you to become one of my mentors, if you're willing, as I too am writing a spiritual book based on life experiences (my own), in the form of a story & would love to be able learn from your experience :-)

When you wrote your life story, did you use the actual names of people in your life or did you fictionalize them, using their experiences but not their real names? I had planned my memoir about my three years in Beirut during the hostage crisis to be read by only a few friends and family. If I include a larger audience, do I have to get an OK from each and every person mentioned?

I'm writing a memoir and want very much to include people's real names. Did you use real names in your book "Tuesdays with Morrie?" Do I need to get an ok from everyone whose names I include? Can I us my own name or should I fictionalize my name to protect my adult children? Telling about an affair I had at the time might shock my kids. What did you think? If I have to fictionalize everyone's names, I will have a lot of rewriting to do.