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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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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.
My Hero’s Journey: A Philosopher Mom Takes a Detour
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”— Lao Tzu
Great advice...
Unless you’re a sleep-deprived mom who’s started a daily hiking regiment with a grubby toddler who sticks her disgusting monkey finger in your ear, causing you to develop a double ear infection that perforates your eardrum and forces your ass on the sofa for three weeks.
That’s how my journey began.