Neil Genzlinger humorously outlined his rules for memoirists in this recent piece in The New York Times. Basically, if you are ordinary, more than ordinarily self-absorbed, or a bandwagon-jumper of any sort, Genzlinger would like you to step far, far away from the keyboard.
While I appreciate the remembrances of rock stars and politicians as much as the next person (possibly quite a bit more), mere mortals are able to offer what the lionized often cannot: honesty. And I think candid reflection and a genuine connection to the writer are the very things that keep readers interested in the genre. What do you think?
-Megan
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