I am writing my first book , growing up gay in an irish catholic family in the projects?

Is this an autobiographical book? I mean no offense, I'm just curious.

I really like the idea. Good luck with it. If you ever need an editor, just email me. I'd be happy to help out.

I would say proceed with caution: if this is an autobiographic story you are going to have to be very, very careful. You're not just telling your own story here - you're discussing the lives of family members and close friends too. Even those who loved and supported you through those tough times may not necessarily want this story told to the world - or agree with your interpretation of it. That's because people handle the past and their part in it in different ways - some try to block it out, pretending it never happened, and will fight viciously to protect that delusion, no matter what. Others will go out of their way to justify events to themselves - even if it means muddying the truth or even inventing elaborate 'alternative versions' of it. If you don't want a book like this to cause even more pain and division in your family than the original events, you will need to work very closely with the people who feelings you value and keep getting feedback from them throughout the whole process of writing your book. There will be parts they don't like, will insist never happened and demand that you don't include. If that happens, only you can decide if telling 'the whole, uncensored truth' will be worth the risk of alienating yourself from your family.

I appreciate that you want to tell your story, and I'm certainly not advising you against it. I'm just cautioning you to think about what happens afterwards, when the book is published and the fame, money and euphoria of unburdening yourself to the world (if that is indeed what comes to pass) have faded. If you can deal with all of that, I'd say go for it.

sounds very good

but i think that might be the life story of some guy

it sounds vaguely familar but im not sure who it is

sounds interesting.

so . . . what is the question?