Memoir vs. Autobiographical Fiction? Which is Best?

I sometimes get asked this question and I have to confess that my reaction is firm. There is a clear difference—a chasm really—between the choice of writing memoir vs. autobiographical fiction.While one has a choice to write one or the other, one does not have a choice to call one by the name of the other.

The writer owes it to the reader to be honest. My latest YouTube video deals with this topic.

1. Let’s look at autobiographical fiction first. It is plot driven.

In autobiographical fi...