on writing
a work of fiction can have a thesis statement, just like an essay, but it isn’t necessarily interested in answering that thesis statement. That helped me heaps. I write to try to understand things that confuse me.
Premise ja, aber es geht nicht darum eine Frage zu beantworten, sondern es kann sich daran orientiert werden.
What Andrea Gibson’s Remarkable Substack Shows Us About Legacy and True Connection
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The goal of deep copying is to:
- Understand the specific moves a writer is making , in as much detail as possible. This involves a lot of close reading and reverse outlining. I’m essentially taking apart an essay and making extremely pedantic, precise observations: 12 paragraphs; first paragraph is 6 sentences long and opens with a quote, then conte
Celine Nguyen • How to Begin
Author Pip Adam on keeping faith in the project – The Creative Independent
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Show up as a pro but don’t be perfect.
Years ago, someone introduced me to the idea of draft zero: all I’m doing is telling myself the story. I go where I want to go. I don’t worry too much about point of view or voice. It’s like chopping down the tree I’m later going to carve into something.
Stay safe, y’all. Failing that, stay fierce.
Saeed Jones • Here Are Some Ideas For Essays You Could Write
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Explore something and let us come along; don’t try to be a guru.