Why Telling Our Stories is Everything

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“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” Anne Lamott

This is, by far, one of my favorite quotes. As a writer, I can appreciate this sentiment, as I’m often accused about using my personal life for my writing. I’ve even been called the “Taylor Swift of writers.” I, personally, find that offensive…