I highly recommend this book to all the writers on my list, but I most frequently thought of copperwise as I read it. Lamott's advice on how to write a memoir without getting sued for libel is to change the identifying details of any characters who are portrayed in unflattering terms, and, if they're male and you want to be extra-sure they won't publicly claim the altered evil character is based on them, to say they have a teeny-weeny penis.

ROFL!!!!

Thank you, I will try to pick up a copy of this book. Teeny penis. I'm sure that's true of many of my "characters"...hee.

Does she say anything about people you can't help but identify? I mean, I'll change E.F.'s name, but I only had one husband so it's not like I can say it's not based on him...