Writing
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Writing
I once heard John Maxwell, a prolific bestselling author, describe his system. He reads a lot of magazines, especially while traveling, and when he sees something interesting he’ll tear out the article and file it by topic. He has files upon files upon files by topic. When he gets ready to do a book he simply pulls out all the related files, and in
... See moreVic Johnson • How To Write a Book This Weekend, Even If You Flunked English Like I Did
A thesaurus is a word treasury.
Making space for writing is making space for you.
Allison Fallon • The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life
“The advice I like to give anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to do an awful lot of work.
All the best ideas come out of the process
... See moreFinishing 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
What you write should sound just like you talking when you’re at your best — when your ideas flow swiftly and in good order, when your syntax is smooth, your vocabulary accurate, and afterward you think that you couldn’t possibly have put things any better than you did.
Kenneth Roman • Writing That Works
The Writing Life - Annie Dillard
> One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to
One way to avoid falling into a procrastination trap is to separate your writing time from your to-do list and problem-solving. Set clear boundaries for your writing time and honour them rigorously. If you haven’t already established a writing schedule, create one now and treat it as sacred. During this time, focus solely on your writing, letting
... See moreSarah Selecky • Story Is A State of Mind: Writing and the Art of Creative Curiosity
A Big List of Writing Advice
From the How I Write podcast:
1. Start with one brave sentence and see where it goes. (Morgan Housel | @morganhousel)
2. Discipline beats talent when talent isn’t disciplined. (Steven Pressfield |... See more