Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I always think I am vulnerable and then I realize it's with the people who I know and trust. So stepping out in this way is different but also very freeing.
Angie, I love this so much — your vulnerability and the easy reading flow. What you wrote about that college teacher hit me in the gut. I started writing in 2010 after I quit my decades-long career in the food space. My goal was to write a seafood cookbook series. (I published one then got sick). I enrolled at Gotham Writers online and, after two years, received a certificate in memoir. I also hired a Writing Coach, and after about a year, I decided I was ready to move to the next level. When I told her I would no longer renew her services, she said, “You're not a very good writer anyway.” Her words were like a slap in the face. And in the spirit of vulnerability, I will share I know precisely what that feels like because my mother once slapped me hard across the face when I was a teenager doing what I wasn’t supposed to be doing. Lol. Now I see, of course, that the coach was upset I would no longer be working with her, (paying her). But she was mean-spirited, and I will never forget her bitterness. It's sad. Her words encouraged me, though, because I have always been the person to prove something, even if it is to myself.
It's great to connect from Jane Radcliff’s post. I love that you make soaps and such. My dear friend is in the business, and she's busy too! I'm an artist, and now is an active selling time, so I wish you all the possible successes with your business and here on Substack. Stay true to your heart and have patience. I’m subscribed! If you want, I write pARTake here on Substack. XO
This is so deep and transparent! Thank you for sharing this with me. I followed you as well, thank you for taking the time to reach out and share. I am so tickled that @allegrachapman was so willing to share my Substack. I love this community I just keep uncovering more gems on the daily.
Beautiful and insightful. Love the metaphor of the island. And I applaud your bravery in putting yourself out here, sharing and being vulnerable.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I always think I am vulnerable and then I realize it's with the people who I know and trust. So stepping out in this way is different but also very freeing.
Angie, I love this so much — your vulnerability and the easy reading flow. What you wrote about that college teacher hit me in the gut. I started writing in 2010 after I quit my decades-long career in the food space. My goal was to write a seafood cookbook series. (I published one then got sick). I enrolled at Gotham Writers online and, after two years, received a certificate in memoir. I also hired a Writing Coach, and after about a year, I decided I was ready to move to the next level. When I told her I would no longer renew her services, she said, “You're not a very good writer anyway.” Her words were like a slap in the face. And in the spirit of vulnerability, I will share I know precisely what that feels like because my mother once slapped me hard across the face when I was a teenager doing what I wasn’t supposed to be doing. Lol. Now I see, of course, that the coach was upset I would no longer be working with her, (paying her). But she was mean-spirited, and I will never forget her bitterness. It's sad. Her words encouraged me, though, because I have always been the person to prove something, even if it is to myself.
It's great to connect from Jane Radcliff’s post. I love that you make soaps and such. My dear friend is in the business, and she's busy too! I'm an artist, and now is an active selling time, so I wish you all the possible successes with your business and here on Substack. Stay true to your heart and have patience. I’m subscribed! If you want, I write pARTake here on Substack. XO
This is so deep and transparent! Thank you for sharing this with me. I followed you as well, thank you for taking the time to reach out and share. I am so tickled that @allegrachapman was so willing to share my Substack. I love this community I just keep uncovering more gems on the daily.
It's great to connect here!