Kaeyllane Dias @kaeyllane.substack.com · Jun 1 They said: “Make it more universal.” What they meant was: Take out the Portuguese. Soften the immigration stuff. But my story isn’t less true because it’s specific. I unlearned the idea that familiarity equals value. 🧵6/7
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Unlearning wasn’t easy. It meant letting go of what I thought “good writing” was supposed to sound like. But with each rule I let go of, the voice on the page felt more like mine. What have you had to unlearn to write honestly? 🧵7/7