316: Truth with a Capital T — Interview with Lauren Sharkey

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey there word nerds!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our show notes are at DIYMFA.com/316 because it’s episode 316!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, if you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe on iTunes, GooglePlay (you know, all the usual places) and please leave us a review. This will help other word nerds discover the show as well.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Lauren J. Sharkey.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lauren is a writer, teacher, and transracial adoptee. After her birth in South Korea, she was adopted by Irish Catholic parents and raised on Long Island. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in the Asian American Feminist Collective’s digital storytelling project,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">First Times</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, as well as several anthologies including</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">I Am Strength!</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Women under Scrutiny</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inconvenient Daughter</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is her debut novel, and is loosely based on her experience as a Korean adoptee.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Lauren and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why she decided to write a novel based on her life instead of a memoir</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to not get sued when writing memoir</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The process that led to creating an unconventional narrative timeline </span></li> </ul> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="htt