
Really good writing advice from Slavoj Žižek

This is a rich collection of Deleuze quotes about writing, creativity, and philosophical thought. A few key themes emerge:
Writing as Resistance and Becoming
Writing is portrayed as an act of struggle and transformation
It's a process of "becoming" rather than just expressing what already exists
The writer must resist conventional, "solid" thinking
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Writing as Resistance and Becoming
Writing is portrayed as an act of struggle and transformation
It's a process of "becoming" rather than just expressing what already exists
The writer must resist conventional, "solid" thinking
Crea... See more

I’ve found this a remarkably useful practice in the early stages of drafting, because it reverses the usual order of things. Instead of holding back from writing until you know what you want to say – which leads to a vicious circle of stopping, deleting, and rewriting everything a hundred times – the commitment to keeping moving means you just writ... See more