Reading Beautiful Books to/with Children (2-5 year olds edition)
You made it, you own it
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
“If we are horrified by [forgiveness]—if it disgusts us, or infuriates us, or brings us to tears—it’s a sign we’re getting shocked out of our pious nonsense for once and seeing the truth of the thing.”
Write like no one is reading, ESPECIALLY when no one is. Zero expectations = more of a gift than it appears. I think the reason writers are frequently advised to pretend they are writing a letter to a single friend, even an imaginary one, is that it’s a little too scary to say “Write down your secrets in your locked diary and then put it on the internet.” Scary, in this case, is good. Which would *you* rather read?