The least trusted testimony in a court of law is eyewitness testimony. We are simply not good reporters of facts that happen to us, or in front of us. But that's not the same as knowingly lying. — 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
