The chapter explores the challenges and reflections of capturing personal interactions and experiences with family members while writing a book, emphasizing the balance between objectivity and emotional authenticity. It delves into the intensive research process, struggles with obtaining grants for international trips, and the overwhelming scale of the project. The speaker shares insights on the decision-making process, inspiration, and motivation behind embarking on such a significant creative endeavor.
Tessa Hulls is a writer and artist whose work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Washington Post, and The Capitol Hill Times. Her new book, a graphic memoir, is Feeding Ghosts.
“This project is the thing I have spent my entire life running from. I was incredibly determined to never touch this, either personally or professionally. … It was more an eventual act of resignation than a desire.”
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