Prince Harry and Writing Memoir
The conflict of telling your story
My pre-order of “Spare” finally dropped into my Audible account, and I’m bawling my eyes out at Prince Harry’s intro—
Penguin Random House Audio presents “Spare” by Prince Harry.
Read by me—the author.For Meg, and Archie, and Lili, and of course, my mother.
The past is never dead—it’s not even past.” -William Faulkner
Sniff, sniff. Excuse me while I get a tissue. Before even telling his story, Harry hinted at why he did it. And he used one of my favorite quotes for why I write memoirs. Hearing it in his beautiful English accent brought tears to my eyes. Something in his voice tells me that Harry fully understands why that quote means so much to all of us memoir writers.
Anyone who’s written a memoir knows it’s an act of courage to tell your story. But what if the world thinks they own your story? What if people have been making millions from taking pictures of your face and telling tales about you from the day you were born? What if you got tired of all the lies and decided to tell the truth?
Writing a memoir about his life seems a logical move for Prince Harry, but telling his truth has stirred up judgment and extreme opposition from his family, the press, and the average…
