Today I discuss a key challenge facing me with my creative writing: balancing authenticity with concern on how my work impacts the larger narratives about my marginalized and frequently misunderstood community.
The Challenge of Finding Balance
Eclectic Exile
It was so nice to see your video! I heard an author interview on NPR last week, and the author said she was hindered at some point in her writing by trying to figure out how her words would be perceived by This Group or That Group. Finally she had to just write her story and stop trying to write it for those groups because it was HER story. Something in your video reminded me of that. 🙂
I’ve read bits of your story on your blog years ago, and I think sharing your story – the good times and bad times, those who weren’t there for you, and those who were – just being real, will resonate with many people no matter which community we come from. Some things we will relate to, and other things we won’t relate to, but we can learn from your story.