Inspired by comments.

[laurenthemself]

I was reading the comments on this entry about communication within systems, and I had a thought... just a vague one at this stage, but hey, I'll settle for vague, since I rarely have very solid thoughts.

I was thinking, because of the way multiplicity tends to be presented in the media (as a Bad Thing), and how integration is seen as the only way to 'cure' this 'disorder', and also that it's 'always' caused by abuse, what if people here wrote their own stories? I know some people wouldn't be able to manage a whole novel, but even short stories would be good, and maybe (it's a very long shot, I know) we could try and get our work published.

Even if you think this idea's crap, would you ever try writing the story of yourselves?

Comments

[terp-lj.livejournal.com]

i've fairly recently started writing my own story. It's mostly about *me*, not about *us*, though; of course, because we share a body, there's necessarily some overlap, but it's somewhat personal for me. If the others want to contribute commentary, i'm open to it - and Phipt has even taken the liberty of inserting an entire paragraph into my manuscript, which i've allowed to stand, as it illustrates a point that i was trying to make very well.

At some point, we may eventually collaborate on writing 'our' story together, but that would have to be a joint decision by everyone involved. i've gotten myself into enough trouble in the past by speaking for 'us' when others did not agree with what i was saying, so i've since started consciously trying to avoid that. Also, i've found it somewhat therapeutic to express myself as an individual, after so many years of denying my own identity, trying to just be part of a whole group without really defining who *i* am.