#ScribesAndMakers June 9: “If you had a chance to ask an author or artist (living or deceased) one question, what would it be?”
To Shakespeare, I would ask, "Did you sincerely *like* the English monarchs, or did you write all those fawning history plays because it helped your theatre business?"
I truly genuinely want to know the answer to this question. It bugs me.
#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace
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