I've been reading over the posts about libel, but none of them touch on quite my problem. I guess I'll have to explain this the long way.
I worked as a female contractor in Iraq. My memoir is about my experiences there. Along with all the sex, black marketing, drugs and thieving (as well as positive, wonderful things) I will also be including the harassment, discrimination and corruption that I ran up against that was condoned by the company. I'm worried because I don't think there is any way that I can disguise what company I worked for and they will not be happy to read what I want to print.
As much as I want to stand up and say "This is real!" I think I'm going to have to fictionalize it. So, can one write the truth with fake names and call it fiction?
I worked as a female contractor in Iraq. My memoir is about my experiences there. Along with all the sex, black marketing, drugs and thieving (as well as positive, wonderful things) I will also be including the harassment, discrimination and corruption that I ran up against that was condoned by the company. I'm worried because I don't think there is any way that I can disguise what company I worked for and they will not be happy to read what I want to print.
As much as I want to stand up and say "This is real!" I think I'm going to have to fictionalize it. So, can one write the truth with fake names and call it fiction?