Is it still memoirs if you embellished about 20% of the story?

Question: Is it still memoirs if you embellished about 20% of the story!?

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that's called a semi-autobiographical novelWww@QuestionHome@Com

Quodos to Marco! I have been writing a memoir of my time in Iraq, with my degree in psychology I wrote I preface similar to this but more artful(I don't want to go have to dig it out) Most of these stories happened, though in memory!. Where in memory we find the facts quite mutable and in fact able to simply sprout from the soil of our past, and despite all this sometimes certain facts must be purposely embelished, thats a fact!.!.!. It was in that vein of thought, though likely in completely different form!. If you feel guilty about your words I suggest a similar caveat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A memoir is the truth as you remember it!.To be safe and avoid problems in the future, call your story a" creative biography" or fictional account!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Changing the names is to be expected!. As for the 20% - it depends on whether of not you get caught!. Ask James Frey!. Pax-CWww@QuestionHome@Com