My writing group has been working on a collaborative memoir about our shared experiences as immigrants, but we keep getting stuck because some of us want to focus on resilience and success while others want to center the trauma and loss. We all trust each other but we're realizing we need our stories to do different work in the world.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group of writers is discovering that the desire to be remembered together requires negotiating not just what story to tell but what emotional work they want that story to accomplish.
“Where Are You with The biography impulse — being remembered?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.