there’s going to be a difference sometimes between the stories that you find masterfully crafted and the stories that mean a lot to you personally and those two things don’t have to overlap completely or even at all to make that story worthwhile
and that’s a good thing to remember as a reader/viewer/etc but also as a writer because even if whatever you ultimately write is full of mistakes, someone out there is gonna take it so to heart that it fundamentally changes them as a person. and that is. Huge.
Like! I made a list of the top ten stories that have influenced me as a human being and only 2 or maybe 3 of them are things I would hold up as examples of narrative mastery. But I cannot imagine who I would be without the other 7!!
Please write your story and share it with the world! Someday someone will not be able to imagine a world without your story in it and they’ll be so grateful you brought that wonderful, meaningful thing into their life
Also while I’m on a roll, a story doesn’t have to have some deep hidden meaning or philosophical theme for it to be meaningful. Sometimes a story is meaningful to someone because it was fun and made them happy at a time when they really, really needed that. Or because it was an incredibly intriguing world that inspired them to dream. Maybe they’re another writer, and they see in that thing you wrote the exact kind of story they want to tell someday.
the sad news: mod miaou, who has been running the exchange since 2013, unfrotunately needs to take a sabbatial from the exchange this year.
the great news: we have two new mods who have stepped to run the exchange this year! 😀
please welcome Mod Rosie and Mod Silly!
so the exchange may run a little differently this year than it has in the past, but it thanks to these two wonderful people, it will still run.
[beautiful banner by mod rosie!]
more info coming soon! (please note that signups were originally set to open september 2nd, but the schedule may need to be adjusted due to this last minute change. your patience and continued support are greatly appreciated!)