the art of writing
advice from writers, and more on writing
Brie Wolfson and
the art of writing
Write little phrases that will “open a door to a scene”: Often, we can’t see our entire project in its full form, but we can see little pieces of it. A curtain moving in the morning light, for example. A man sneaking around a house. Jotting down these little hints “open a door” for your future writer-self.
Toni Morrison's Research Notes for Beloved
So much value and love for the process of writing and what it does for the coherence between heart, brain, imagination, lived reality, unseen, and seen realms.
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Allegra Preusssubstack.com
Angles that spread usually check the following boxes:
- Surprising — presents unexpected new information or theories
- True — we actually believe it
- Important — has an impact on our behavior
- Relevant — related to domains we care about
- Cool — we think we’ll look impressive for sharing it
