When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
“It's sort of an action flick. You can't be that funny trying to steal diamonds.”
“I basically left Texas with no money. I was making $3.50 working in some mall, so I didn't have a lot of cash. I took $1,000 and headed to California. Along the way I stopped in Vegas because I had always wanted to see Caesar's Palace. So I stopped there and won $2,500 on a slot machine! It was amaz”