Our writing group formed around shared politics and aesthetic sensibilities but now that we're all getting published individually it's becoming clear that our public voices and private creative selves don't always align and some of the work people are sharing feels performative rather than genuine. Nobody wants to be the one to call it out because we're also friends.
More people experience this than they realize.
Individual recognition is revealing the gap between your collective identity and each person's authentic creative voice, threatening both the artistic integrity and social bonds of the group.
“Where Are You with Creative courage and vulnerability?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.