Writing Wednesdays: Be Brave or Be Stupid
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Writing Wednesdays: Be Brave or Be Stupid
- Write What You Don’t Know
Steven Pressfield
I’ve heard start-up businessmen say the two qualities they needed most in their initial ventures were arrogance and ignorance. You gotta be a little crazy (or desperate) to write or do what you don’t know. But there’s great wisdom and magic in that act. It demonstrates faith in the universe, in the Muse, ... See morefrom Daily Review | Readwise
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How do you commence to start to begin an almost new kind of writing, to terrify and scare? You stumble into it, mostly. You don’t know what you’re doing, and suddenly, it’s done.
from Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
1) Write. There is no substitute. Write what you most passionately want to write, not blogs, posts, tweets or all the disposable bubblewrap in which modern life is cushioned. But start small: write a good sentence, then a good paragraph, and don’t be dreaming about writing the great American novel or what you’ll wear at the awards ceremony becaus
... See morefrom How to Be a Writer: 10 Tips From Rebecca Solnit by Rebecca Solnit
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