novelist - n. a writer of a fiction book
fiction - n. written stories about people and events that are not real
confession - n. the act of telling people something that makes you embarrassed, ashamed, etc.
intimate - adj. very closely related or connected : very close
perspective - n. a way of thinking about and understanding something (such as a particular issue or life in general)
marginalize - v. to put or keep (someone) in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group