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Episode 32: Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
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Memoir deep dive #7
Here's what I learned from Born Standing Up by Steve Martin:
-Breaking the 4th wall is when the writer addresses the reader directly. It's intimate, it's funny, and a lot of comedic writers do it. It's a fun way to make the reader feel like they're a part of the story.
-The best way to be sarcastic in writing is to be subtle about it.
-Our fantasies are hilarious, vulnerable, and relatable. When sharing a fantasy, the deeper into it you go, the better it gets.
-Great ending! He ended with a joke. How fitting and satisfying when this book was all about his standup career. As the reader, I was hanging on to every word of the last page, and smiled to myself at the punchline.
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