Writing
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Writing
Writing can lead to reflection, reflection can lead to understanding, understanding can lead to happiness.
Anna Quindlen • Write for Your Life
I think that every writer should have a question they can ask that there is no end to the pursuit of. Every writer should have questions big enough and pressing enough and multi-faceted enough and unanswerable enough that they occupy their entire life, however long or short it is
Jenny Zhang on writing the secret languages inside your head
There’s definitely a place for stream of consciousness. My sense is that the more analytical, slow, and entrenched my editing process for long form is, the better my one-take typewriter essays are. There’s a world in which the patterns of the craft become automatic, and over 50% of what you make is ready to go. I think it’s extremely rare to start
... See more“I’m not sure what to write about”
1. Wins
2. Goals
3. Hacks
4. Books
5. Habits
6. Beliefs
7. Failures
8. Mistakes
9. Decisions
10. Predictions
11. Life lessons
12. Mental models
13. Famous people's ideas
14. What pisses you off
16. Personal rules
17. Blueprints
18. Systems
Finishing means failing. If you always stay in the drafting stage, success—however you define it—is always on the horizon. But failing is how we teach ourselves to write.
Lincoln Michel • The First and Best Writing Advice I Ever Received
“A few tips on how to be a better writer:
– write about what fascinates you
– make one point per sentence
– use stories to make your point
– cut extra words like “really” and “very”
– read the whole thing out loud
– post publicly (you’ll try harder when you know others will read it)
And finally, be more thoughtful about what you consume. The quality of... See more
– write about what fascinates you
– make one point per sentence
– use stories to make your point
– cut extra words like “really” and “very”
– read the whole thing out loud
– post publicly (you’ll try harder when you know others will read it)
And finally, be more thoughtful about what you consume. The quality of... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On taking action, tips for writers, and good relationships
People naturally remember musical language, and I would encourage writers to inject their prose with a bit of music. When you’re writing, think about repetition and variety. Crescendos and rests. Pace and punctuation. Read your work out loud, and feel the rhythm of the words in your voice.
Derek Thompson • Why Simple Is Smart
Writing isn’t recording your thoughts; it’s thinking on the page.