Don’t Whine

Margaret Atwood offered fabulous advice for writers fourteen years ago and I missed it.

Thank goodness for the almighty algorithms that serve nuggets of wisdom. I don’t know how that happens. Sometimes I like it, but other times? It definitely feels invasive…seeing something in my social media feed which addresses a complaint – unuttered – that I’ve tussled with.

But I’ll leave the concern about algorithmic eyes aside for the moment, because I want to share a couple of things from Atw...