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Paragraph Writers' Space Craft Talk: On Writing & Vulnerability

Author, essayist and novelist Lisa Selin Davis will talk about writing and vulnerability, especially in the age of culture wars and cancellation. The more personal our stories are, the more universal. But how do we share our most intimate selves while still protecting ourselves? And protecting those we write about? How do we know what to reveal and what to keep close to our chests? What’s the role of CYA—covering your ass—in personal writing? Is vulnerability really necessary to be effective or brave or authentic? And what do we do when we make mistakes, especially publicly (and is anything not public anymore)? 

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