The chapter delves into the balance between truth and fiction in creative expression, exploring how personal experiences are woven into storytelling. The speaker reflects on the complexities of writing and the fear of authenticity in their narrative, highlighting the evolving nature of memory and identity. They discuss the introspective process of creating personal material and the impact of storytelling on personal growth.
Tavi Gevinson is a writer, actor, and the founder of Rookie. Her new zine is Fan Fiction.
“Stories are unstable, and memory is unstable, and identity is unstable. All of these things that I've tried to make permanent in writing, they're actually unstable. So even though it's tempting to go, Oh, that was fake, it's more like, No, it was just temporary.”
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