Or, how much of it is mine?

… Do I Own My Story? But What If It’s Also Your Story, and You Don’t Want Me To Tell It? | BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog.

But when I began working on my first memoir, I realized that it’s not that simple. Yes, I own my story—that is, I have the right to tell the stories of my life. But I don’t live in a vacuum, and in order to tell my stories I cannot help but tell the stories of others. Do I have that right? Do I have the right to recall things that other people did, write them down, attach their names to them, and publish them in a book? Do I have to ask permission? What if they say no?