The biggest takeaway from a memoir is that you have to play fair. Within the first draft, I was writing very angrily because I had a lot of resentment and a lot to process. Through revision is where a lot of learning happened and a lot of forgiveness happened.

My dad and I actually don't speak anymore. It's still something that I'm trying to figure out and I definitely don't have all of the answers to.

My dad and I actually don't speak anymore. It's still something that I'm trying to figure out and I definitely don't have all of the answers to.