FROM LEMON/FRIEND ADVICE COLUMN/FICTION
Should I Beware The Overshare or Wear My Heart on My Sleeve?
The dilemma facing writers throughout history is keeping me awake at night.
Dear FROM LEMON,
Back in the heady days of this platform when curation seemed more straightforward, those beautiful words every Medium writer hoped to see popped up in my email inbox: “Our curators just read your story…”
It continued, “Based on its quality, they selected it…”
What news, what joy! A story I had just published was going to be distributed in five topics. I was delighted.
I had only been writing for a few months about some of my life experiences and was already curated in feminism, equality, relationships and others, but never five topics for one story.
What I failed to realize was I’d screwed up big time. I had overshared something I should have been more circumspect about. And it came back to bite me. I hit delete without hesitation.
Stephen King once said:
“If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered anyway.”
