In Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You, I felt it important to introduce my therapist right up front so the reader would know, while subsequently reading about my dangerous childhood (which comprises most of the book), that, ultimately, I found safety. In other words, I began FC by detailing how I overcame fear in order to write my first memoir. SUE: Good question! I began Fearless Confessions (FC) with that scene in my therapist’s office because he is the one who suggested I write nonfiction in the first place! And since FC-in addition to being a craft book-is also a memoir about my journey as a writer of memoirs, it seemed fitting. Many writers shy away from this kind of revealing, and I know writers who have been advised not to include therapy information-“it will be boring,” or “who wants to hear about that?” How was it that you decided to include therapy scenes and conversations in your books? In your book Love Sick: One Woman’s Journey through Sexual Addiction, you bring in your therapist as well as in your first book, Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You. LINDA: You begin Fearless Confessions with a scene in your therapist’s office. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE via telephone IN THE FREE NAMW Conversational Q&A with Memoirist Sue Silverman–Live!
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