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The Spark File
So, you want to write something…
2019-07-31
Almost all the writing I’m most proud of was started early in the afternoon and finished at whatever the natural stopping point was, generally between 6 PM and 2 AM.
Patrick Mckenzie (perma)
I have more than 100 text files in my “drafts” folder. Some of them consist only of a few lines; some are hundreds and ... See more
2019-07-31
Almost all the writing I’m most proud of was started early in the afternoon and finished at whatever the natural stopping point was, generally between 6 PM and 2 AM.
Patrick Mckenzie (perma)
I have more than 100 text files in my “drafts” folder. Some of them consist only of a few lines; some are hundreds and ... See more
Using the notebooks of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Albert Camus as examples, I ask them to maintain a writer’s workbook, one they are to fill daily with images, ideas, scraps of language, character sketches, overheard dialogue, and so forth, that they can use when revising their fiction.
Charles Johnson • The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling
I have index cards and pens all over the house—by the bed, in the bathroom, in the kitchen, by the phones, and I have them in the glove compartment of my car. I carry one with me in my back pocket when I take my dog for a walk. In fact, I carry it folded lengthwise, if you need to know, so that, God forbid, I won’t look bulky. You may want to consi
... See moreAnne Lamott • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
When I come across an anecdote I like, I write a corresponding phrase in all caps in the margin. So I ask myself, “if this were to appear in a future article or newsletter or etc, what might the title or header be?”