Really love this and so glad you’re putting this message out there. I wrestle with myself about my personal connection to place and how I interact with it in all of my work. Some days I feel I’m using it as a crutch. Other days I feel like it’s a strength. But working with editors outside of the region I live in don’t give two flips where I’m from, what I’m trying to do, and the deep personal connections I have here. Thank you for your words and may I someday have the right words to express these sentiments as well as you have.
Really love this and so glad you’re putting this message out there. I wrestle with myself about my personal connection to place and how I interact with it in all of my work. Some days I feel I’m using it as a crutch. Other days I feel like it’s a strength. But working with editors outside of the region I live in don’t give two flips where I’m from, what I’m trying to do, and the deep personal connections I have here. Thank you for your words and may I someday have the right words to express these sentiments as well as you have.
Your thoughts in the middle of the night are so much smarter than mine!