don't just think, write!
why i shouldn’t be afraid to share, the beauty of writing, creating, sharing
don't just think, write!
A person can have the greatest idea in the world but if they can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter.
god i love patagonia
Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair. So put your fears on the page.
Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Practical things you can do to make your text clearer.
Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
I... See more
Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
I... See more
gilest.org: Clarity hacks
Step 1
Pick a topic
Step 2
Read and/or discuss with others (a bit)
Step 3
Explain and defend my current, incredibly premature hypothesis, in writing (or conversation)
Step 4
Find and list weaknesses in my case
Step 5
Pick a subquestion and do more reading/discussing
Step 6
Revise my claim / switch sides
Step 7
Repeat steps 3-6 a bunch
Step 8
Get... See more
Pick a topic
Step 2
Read and/or discuss with others (a bit)
Step 3
Explain and defend my current, incredibly premature hypothesis, in writing (or conversation)
Step 4
Find and list weaknesses in my case
Step 5
Pick a subquestion and do more reading/discussing
Step 6
Revise my claim / switch sides
Step 7
Repeat steps 3-6 a bunch
Step 8
Get... See more
Holden Karnofsky • Learning by Writing
I wanna write a poem. But I want it to say what you’re thinking. I wanna patch up the holes when your boat starts sinking. I wanna write that ‘one of a kind’ poem, that ‘free your mind’ poem, that ‘I like how you made that rhyme’ poem, that ‘I like that last line’ poem, that ‘Can I hear that one more time? (That is, if you don’t mind.)’ poem. I
... See moreThis is why writing is important. It’s harder to fool yourself that you understand something when you sit down to write about it and it comes out all disjointed and confused. Writing forces clarity