Zadie Smith on the Psychology of the Two Types of Writers
Looking back at all the tools and techniques that I've developed over the years as a writer, it occurs to me that most of them are, in one way or another, grappling with two critical mental forces: the power (and weakness) of human memory, and the sometimes overwhelming drive to procrastinate.
Steven Johnson • The Spark File
Most writers are not entirely intuitive or structured. Most of us have parts of both in our approach to fiction.