Unlocking Creativity: Elissa Altman Reveals the Radical Power of Saying ‘Yes’ in Memoir Writing
MDH: How can we know when we’re crossing a moral or ethical line when writing about another’s trauma? That person may feel quite passionately that if I, as a memoirist were to write about their trauma, I would be invading their privacy, which they have a right to, I would be harming their reputation, which most certainly is linked to shame, and I would be standing in their place telling a story that is not mine to tell. Is it possible to recognize these feelings as legitimate but not representative of an ethical line being crossed?
