the art of writing

It is the stuff about you that is odd that is interesting. So, don’t think to much about how you are supposed to do it, or what the genre convetions are. Just try to amuse yourself.

Another way to phrase it: the best writing tend to be when you surrender to your nature. This is hard to do!

Here is a classic pattern: you try really hard to do

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Whenever I have a bad writing day, I take a peek at Kafka's diary.

Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time.