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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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Writers Who Need Readers Who Like Writers
Overwhelmed by the generosity I find in the Writer’s Universe on Twitter, I wanted to promote other writers. But how?
I had to use what I know: Writers need readers.
Not just your ideal readers—those raving fans who will buy everything attached to your brand and follow you off a mountainside. But you’ll also need a slew of readers and editors before you get published.
Sesame Street, Nudists, and Your Unintended Audience
Sesame Street may appeal to children and adults alike, but adults were never Sesame Street’s ideal audience. So how has this long-running show not only captured the interest of children since 1968 but their parents’ interest, too?
The answer is: ignoring them.
Sesame Street never needed us, adults. At least not initially.