SAM LANSKY IS THE DEPUTY CULTURE EDITOR at Time, a beautiful writer, and an addict. It turns out that it’s a winning combination, at least in terms of producing and publishing a remarkable book, which is what he’s done in The Gilded Razor. And thank goodness he’s writing about writing the book, providing readers with meaningful instruction not only on how and why to write about your life, but also on just how hard writing memoir can be.
Here, in his recent piece in Time, is Sam Lansky on the obstacles he faced to getting this work on the page and on the shelves. Read and learn. And if that isn’t enough for you, see his excellent interview in Logo with Evan Ross Katz.
Reading about this book got me thinking about overcoming life’s challenges, specifically if there is anything out there that a human cannot tackle and tame. What do you think? Here’s a list from Bustle of 13 memoirs that prove there is nothing you can’t overcome.
What are you taking on today?
