I'm not sure whether any people here want to chat about life story writing? But there are several types of life stories. The inspirational stories are about people who've done something or gone somewhere we'd all like to go. "My trip to Africa, and how I killed a thirty foot Cobra". Or else they are just funny or interesing, "An insider view of Hollywood...My life as a circus clown"
However, others have stories about "growth" and "survival", or coming to terms with a difficulty. I tend to see my life story in this class.
I for one don't relish talking about all of the aspects of my life. Some parts are embarrassing, but moreso, I've always felt that writing the relevent parts of my childhood would leave too many friends and relatives confused or wondering, and others wounded.
What are some of the barriers to writing your life story? Do you ever feel guilty, worried you'd hurt someone you care about by exposing their little secrets and how it wounded you? Do you worry about liable, that someone will sue you if you paint a less than steller picture of them?
However, others have stories about "growth" and "survival", or coming to terms with a difficulty. I tend to see my life story in this class.
I for one don't relish talking about all of the aspects of my life. Some parts are embarrassing, but moreso, I've always felt that writing the relevent parts of my childhood would leave too many friends and relatives confused or wondering, and others wounded.
What are some of the barriers to writing your life story? Do you ever feel guilty, worried you'd hurt someone you care about by exposing their little secrets and how it wounded you? Do you worry about liable, that someone will sue you if you paint a less than steller picture of them?