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Great Writing Is Invisible
And it’s interesting that the writing I tend to think of as “good” is good because it’s mysterious. It tends to happen when I get out of the way—when I let it go a little bit, I surprise myself. I feel most pleased with my language when I don’t understand it completely.
Joe Fassler • Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process
Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation. Affectation itself, beginning with the need to define some sorts of writing as “good” and other sorts as “bad,” is fearful behavior. Good writing is also about making good choices when it comes to picking the tools you plan to work with.
Stephen King • On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
Paul Graham on how writing helps you discover new ideas:
“A good writer doesn’t just think, and then write down what he thought, as a sort of transcript. A good writer will almost always discover new things in the process of writing.”
“A good writer doesn’t just think, and then write down what he thought, as a sort of transcript. A good writer will almost always discover new things in the process of writing.”
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In Style: Toward Clarity and Grace, Joseph Williams describes impressions of good and bad writing as “a feeling behind our eyes.”1
Scott Berinato • Good Charts
On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
Stephen King • 10 highlights
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