Kay, so... I have a memoir that I wrote about my life. I just finished it, and it's nowhere near perfect (it's still in the editing process) but in the next month or so I want to think about getting a literary agent and whatnot, see about getting it published (if I am so lucky, lol)
So maybe I'm jumping the gun but.. I have a question:
I changed the names of everyone in my book- everything else has not been changed and is %100 accurate, but I have changed the names of the characters.
In it, I say some really... well, negative things about my ex best friend (well, good and bad) and I really put a lot of her business out there (not to embarrass her, just because she's a big part of my life, thus she has a big part in the story).
So, I guess I'm curious: Let's say I was to get published (underneath a pen name) and she picks up the book, reads it, and figures out it's her.
I mean, can she sue me? Or she can't because I changed her name? Or can I use everyone's real name because it doesn't matter?
Sorry if these questions seem silly, but I'm just wondering, lol.
Thanks!
So maybe I'm jumping the gun but.. I have a question:
I changed the names of everyone in my book- everything else has not been changed and is %100 accurate, but I have changed the names of the characters.
In it, I say some really... well, negative things about my ex best friend (well, good and bad) and I really put a lot of her business out there (not to embarrass her, just because she's a big part of my life, thus she has a big part in the story).
So, I guess I'm curious: Let's say I was to get published (underneath a pen name) and she picks up the book, reads it, and figures out it's her.
I mean, can she sue me? Or she can't because I changed her name? Or can I use everyone's real name because it doesn't matter?
Sorry if these questions seem silly, but I'm just wondering, lol.
Thanks!