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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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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.
Female Empowerment and Other Positive Things that Don’t Work
When I was a theatre student, people would ask me, “isn’t acting just good lying?”
Um, no.
Acting is the furthest thing from telling a lie.
We’re exposing our deepest truths.
A writer must do the same thing.
How to Tell Your Ghost Story
Back in 2010, I made a promise to a ghost.
I laid in my bed at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City and promised a ghost I’d write about her if she’d let me sleep.
She immediately stopped bothering me.
Learning the human side of ghosts stories has been a priority for me ever since.
Me and My Shadow(s)
No, I’m not being called into the bowels of the Paris Opera House by a demon lover… despite my secret goth girl fantasies.
My shadows are often my brushes with chronic illness.
Other times—motherhood.
The Power of Envy: You Gorgeous Green-Eyed Monster You
I have something scary to tell you and it’s not even Halloween yet.
Okay, so we’re not talking Stephen King kind of scary. But I think it’s something we women rarely admit to and that makes it feel like a taboo subject.
Envy.
That’s right, the green-eyed monster. Ever have to face her? Maybe you spotted her in your own mirror?
I have.