What’s Next?
Raise Your Voice
This section wraps up with pointers to help keep you writing.
Why Personal Storytelling Matters
“When I’m looking around, I’m indulging my curiosities, the aspects of myself that I don’t yet know, that are willing to go on a long walk and get lost.”
— Angela Garbes[1]
WHAT’S NEXT?
Overview
In this final section, you can:
- Learn tips for staying motivated.
- Set new writing goals for yourself.
- Find out how to get more from the lessons.
- Read a closing inspiration to spark more writing.
– with a nod to novelists Sarah Winman and Dana Spiotta - Wrap up with a final self-evaluation.
- From "Mothering as Natural Interdependence," the last chapter of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change by Angela Garbes (HarperCollins, 2022). Of the value of wandering, both physically and mentally, Garbes writes: "I've found that paying this kind of attention to living things around me counteracts the separation I feel from myself when I give my attention to things that don't really matter, or that mean far less to me." ↵