Inside the Mind Behind Terms & Conditions: Amy Goldmacher Reveals the Untold Story of Her Memoir
And I think, in terms of craft, writing this book taught me the difference between telling somebody what happened and showing somebody what happened. I could really focus on being in the moment in short pieces. I had to time travel to go back and live in those moments again, which was emotionally difficult for some of them, especially the ones about anxiety and my father’s death. I had to go back in time and put words to what I was feeling then. I definitely didn’t have the words at the time.
MF: We learn that your dad is a member of ARRL (American Radio Relay League) and a licensed ham radio operator and that your husband also hopes to study for and take the test for the ARRL. Later such connections deepen and we see how such similarities extend to your relationships. I’m thinking of “CRUISE,” and how one week into this three-week trip of a lifetime, we see that you are having a less than ideal experience.
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