Writing
The songs carry Accra’s coastal spirit—warm, unforced and easygoing, the magnetic looseness of Khruangbin and the unhurried flow of Mulatu Astatke.
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The biggest step nobody talks about with writing is surrendering to the person you actually are and realizing it is the material you are required to work with; it is humiliating and relaxing, and you have to go through it over and over again
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C.S. Lewis’s advice to a young schoolgirl on how to become a better writer.
It is rather instructive…
The Culturistsubstack.comYou don’t need another writing tip.
You don’t need to study what everyone else is doing.
Your voice is already there — it’s just buried under hesitation.
The only way to bring it out?
Use it. A lot.
Writing Clubsubstack.comDaily Themes 1: Metaphor
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I also have a thing where I think the longer you make your album, the less confidence you have in it. I love short albums, I think they’re cool. It’s a good thing if you’re able to keep the listener in mind and construct something that’s done and dusted within 40 minutes. Under 40 is the aim now, always.