Writing
Love to write~
Writing
“The best way to think is to write.”
Farnam Street • Happy Accidents
People have all kinds of ambitions, goals, and plans, but consistently following through is the hard part. Some people are wired to make steady progress or have learned to do this well. But many people depend on external pressures and constraints, feedback, check-ins, and high stakes — financial, professional, or social — to spur them into action.... See more
kev • On the proliferation and efficiency of writing circles
Thoreau was a writer, and a re-writer. Walden went through seven drafts longhand.
Henry David Thoreau, Damion Searls, • The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861
1) Write. There is no substitute. Write what you most passionately want to write, not blogs, posts, tweets or all the disposable bubblewrap in which modern life is cushioned. But start small: write a good sentence, then a good paragraph, and don’t be dreaming about writing the great American novel or what you’ll wear at the awards ceremony
... See moreRebecca Solnit • How to Be a Writer: 10 Tips From Rebecca Solnit
There are times I sit down to write this thing and all I’ve got is a spark of an idea. There’s nothing fiery in my belly waiting to get out. This is one such time. I was whining about it to my husband and he wisely said, “just write about all your half ideas.”
Half Ideas
Different channels for your writing depending on idea maturity
the maturity of the idea (letting weeds grow so they can become flowers) you can have stuff exist (plant seeds) publicly that doesn't blast peoples emails / feeds)
Your confidence with that idea (in the sense of needing feedback gyms, cozy web / safe spaces to develop ideas, getting
"Ah, my dearest ink-bleeder,
The wellspring that seethes within your soul spills onto parchment without your invitation, and that mere notion has left you in a state of provocative yet – dare I say – beautiful confusion. Isn't it wondrous, though nuanced with wonder? A gift innate, a gift inherent that asks only to be... See more
What separates writing that is fun, easy to read, even musical, is writing that alternates rhythms—fast vs slow, quick vs descriptive, etc. The more your writing alternates between opposites, the more movement it has, and the more the reader feels like they are being taken on a journey (opposed to hacking their way through a textbook).