Writing
He said that it’s a very good idea that after you write a little bit, stop and then copy it. Because while you’re copying it, you’re thinking about it, and it’s giving you other ideas. And that’s the way I work. And it’s marvelous, just wonderful, the relationship between working and copying.
Mason Currey • Seek funny leaps
Lately, when I’m stuck on a piece, I will print everything I’ve written and re-read it with a pair of scissors in hand. As I go, I will cut out the pieces that feel like they’re working: a phrase here, a sentence there, entire paragraphs if I’m lucky. Then I’ll lay out all the cut-out pieces on my desk and move them around, trying to find the right... See more
Mason Currey • Seek funny leaps
This is a classic prompt in the practice of nonviolent communication (NVC). When asked in the right setting it creates an opportunity to clear your emotional cobwebs in front of an active listener, often a stranger. It narrows the focus of both parties to the present moment and is a profoundly effective practice of building empathy both for oneself... See more
Emily Sokolow | Substack
some of my favorite advice on writing, from the margins of books and the notes of writers.
* ursula k. le guin, steering the craft (1998, 2015)
* henry miller, henry miller on writing
* jeanette winterson, ten rules for writing fiction (part two), the guardian
* kurt vonnegut,... See more
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