the art of writing
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the art of writing
"When I'm writing a first draft, I'm just putting sand into a bucket, so I can build the sandcastle later."
Current AI writing tools are a great way to mass produce writing that is intensely mid, and makes you feel dead inside. Can we use AI to help the best writers do better work?
I don't know. But let's think about the bottlenecks for good writing.
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Updated): Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power
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Writers serve the public as historians of vibe. What does it feel like to be here, now?
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David Perellx.comIn my experience, there is no such thing as “clerical work” in writing: the donkey work is crucial to the process, as is having to sort through the mess of the draft — that’s the art of self-editing, and it’s the art of finding what you didn’t know you were looking for
I don’t love writing; I love having a problem I believe I might someday write my way out of.
Sarah Manguso • 300 Arguments
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