The Alchemy of the Rewrite
Forcing the diffuse ideas and impressions in your head into a definite statement is an art form. You have to grab hold of what is floating and make it rigid and sharp. It can feel almost embarrassing–revealing your ignorance with as much vulnerability as possible.
Henrik Karlsson • How to Think in Writing
I don’t know that I’ve ended up with gold any more than any historical alchemists ever did, but on a technical level I feel like having to reconceptualise the same thing in so many different forms has given me a much deeper sense of it and my own capacity as a writer.
