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A memoir writer can embellish his stories and recollections using various creative techniques.

The only difference between a novel and a nonfiction work (such as a memoir) is that the latter has to stick with the facts.

Other than that, any device available to a novelist is available to a biographer. For example:

  • A theme (the overall point the author wishes to make).
  • A plot (relating those events which support the chosen theme).
  • Suspense (portraying scenes in such a way that the final outcome, or the path to that result, isn't immediately clear).
  • Characterization (giving additional details about some of the dramatis personae, in order to give them more depth in the mind of the reader).
  • Setting (providing background info that supplements the details of the story).
  • Dialog (it's permissible to 'put words in their mouths' as long as the author states the the dialog is a recreation).

One current example of a biographer who does all this and more is Ben Mezrich, author of best-selling bios that have been turned into best-selling biopics: Bringing Down The House (made into the movie 21) and The Accidental Billionaires (made into The Social Network).

Similarly, successful autobiographies include Aaron Ralston's Between a Rock And a Hard Place (made into 127 Hours) and Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air (also turned into a movie).

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