Comments on: Shades of Brave In Memoir https://booksbywomen.org/shades-of-brave-in-memoir-by-andrea-jarrell/ Tue, 26 Dec 2017 03:17:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Andrea https://booksbywomen.org/shades-of-brave-in-memoir-by-andrea-jarrell/#comment-48959 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 03:17:48 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20892#comment-48959 In reply to Linda Strader.

So glad it resonated! Best wishes on your new book.

]]> By: Linda Strader https://booksbywomen.org/shades-of-brave-in-memoir-by-andrea-jarrell/#comment-48953 Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:34:34 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20892#comment-48953 Oh, Andrea, I can relate! I’m in the middle of my second memoir, and find myself getting two kinds of feedback from beta readers…those who love it, those who don’t. At first I wanted to change it to appease those who didn’t like it…but now I’m rethinking that. Why don’t they like it? It’s not the writing, they said so, it’s my revealing an imperfect me that they don’t like. Well…I’ve got news for them. I’m not ashamed that I was imperfect (good grief, I was only 18-19 years old!) Good for you for NOT sugarcoating. Good for you for not apologizing for being honest and YOU.

]]> By: Andrea https://booksbywomen.org/shades-of-brave-in-memoir-by-andrea-jarrell/#comment-48942 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 12:17:36 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20892#comment-48942 In reply to Bella Mahaya Carter.

Bella, thanks for reading! So happy it resonated with you!

]]> By: Andrea https://booksbywomen.org/shades-of-brave-in-memoir-by-andrea-jarrell/#comment-48941 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 12:16:57 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20892#comment-48941 Thanks so much!

]]> By: Nancy https://booksbywomen.org/shades-of-brave-in-memoir-by-andrea-jarrell/#comment-48938 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:16:29 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20892#comment-48938 This is a great essay, Andrea! You hit all the points, spot on.

]]> By: Bella Mahaya Carter https://booksbywomen.org/shades-of-brave-in-memoir-by-andrea-jarrell/#comment-48936 Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:17:52 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20892#comment-48936 This is a fascinating article. I love these two quotes: (1) “Freedom from the looking-good disease has been my salvation and route to a happier and more serene life.” (2) “Telling my story doesn’t make me feel week; it makes me feel strong.” Brava! So true. Loved reading this!

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