I'd say the music influences the writing - the music and rhythm of the prose - much more than the writing influences… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
There's something known as "memory conformity," also known as "social contagion of memory," which refers to a situation where one person's telling… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
I think the act of lying can be separated from the genre of memoir. Though often times, people are unaware of their own subjectivity. — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
The least trusted testimony in a court of law is eyewitness testimony. We are simply not good reporters of facts that happen to us,… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
I have an MFA in writing. It is debatable if they are right for everyone, but I had a mentor who really changed my… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
You can't hide behind the guise of fiction. No matter how autobiographical a fictional scene is, you can always tell the reader - in… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
A lot of my students have been quite notable. Notable in both the personal sense - people who have changed my life - and… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
The biggest thing was that second person allowed me to trick myself into revealing more about myself. It gave me an authorial distance to… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
Some of the biggest challenges were, page after page, standing naked in front of the reader. — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
I wasn't doing much work when I was using and drinking. I have friends who did it (work), but I wasn't one of those… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
For me, addiction never really included telling myself that everything was okay. By the time I was deep in my addictions, I knew things… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
I'd say the music influences the writing - the music and rhythm of the prose - much more than the writing influences the music. — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
I don't teach narrative theory by itself anymore, but I kind of use it when critiquing student manuscripts. So, it works its way in… — Rob Roberge Copy Share Image
