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“Il faut cultiver notre jardin,” —Voltaire
For those of us who don’t do fancy French, this means:
“We must cultivate our garden,” says Pangloss at the end of Voltaire’s Candide.
No sentiment could be truer for women who write. Stop focusing on the whole wide world. Instead, maintain a space that is your own and encourages the fruits of your labors to blossom.
But the process of growing our garden requires the right tools. Reading this blog and learning how to revise your own stories could help you cultivate your garden, obtain peace of mind, and establish your writing legacy. Happy reading and writing!
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AI, Chatbots, and Writers—The Devil is *Not* in the Details
Yes, you look great in your new AI-generated Instagram profile picture. Kudos to you.
Despite your stylish new look, I still believe Artificial Intelligence and chatbots are bad for art and humanity.
For starters, no matter how trendy the artwork looks it always retains a plastic quality. There’s a soullessness about it. But it gets worse—so much worse.
The Secrets of Hauntology (And How to Use them to transform your memoir)
In life, the one thing we don’t have much control over is time. It steals from us. It eats up our days with obligations leaving the most profound moments few and far between. And in the end, as they say, life is short. We never know what day will be our last.
But I have a secret for you. Are you ready? This time thing—it works in your favor when writing a memoir.
How to Write About (and Work Through) the Most Hidden Emotion—Humiliation
Writing about your emotions is never easy. But you, Sassy Scribe, are so dedicated to your craft, I bet there are a few feelings you’ve gotten the hang of penning to paper.
But what’s with humiliation?
It rarely gets talked about.
If we do a Pixar Inside Out roll call there’s Joy, Fear, Disgust, Anger, and finally Sadness in the lineup. Nope, no Humiliation there at all.
But That’s What an Editor’s For!
You tackled writing your first short story, memoir, or novel. And you did it. You found a beginning, middle, and ending. You made yourself write out the entire thing and you completed the process. Now you can pat yourself on the back and grab a glass of wine and relax, right? Your job’s done.
Hold up.
Don’t Be the Hero of Your Memoir
Isn’t everyone a hero these days?
Parents. People with chronic illnesses. Women. Most definitely women are all heroines, right?
Now before you jump down my throat for being sarcastic know that I’m all the above.
Yes, life’s been challenging for me, and nearly everyone I know since 2020, but don’t stick me with some hero label. Call me jaded, but I don’t think the title of hero needs to be given to everyone who excels at or overcomes something in life. That doesn’t mean we don’t need the uniqueness of our stories.
On the contrary, we need anti-hero stories now more than ever.