All posts in "love"

On Love and Shame and Empathy and Resistance

On Love and Shame and Empathy and Resistance

1. My entire life I have been trying to get my head around how loving someone does not necessarily mean empathizing with him. How loving often means silencing not yourself but a part of your beloved. One thought this leads to is that love is cultural. How we love, and...

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Rebecca Meacham on Love and Revision

Rebecca Meacham on Love and Revision

This is the latest in a series of posts on revision. It's a revision exercise meant to inspire a return to loving your novel. Rebecca Meacham responded to my post on 22 revision prompts. Her previous post (another revision exercise) in the series is here. As always,...

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