Lauren Crichton

So yes, the two senses of good writing are connected in at least two ways. Trying to make writing sound good makes you fix mistakes unconsciously, and also helps you fix them consciously; it shakes the bin of ideas, and also makes mistakes easier to see. But now that we've dissolved one layer of preposterousness, I can't resist adding another. Does... See more

I think writing that sounds good is more likely to be right.

love asking people: - what their “endgame” is - what they’re borderline overconfident about - what they’d want to do if they knew they’d be successful at it - what their fighting style is - what outfit they’d wear everyday if no one would notice they repeated - what they

One thing I notice in myself is that I’ve had to cultivate counter-instincts: if something feels a little bit too alluring and promising, I grow suspicious of that and go in another direction. Kristian Mattson, who performs as Tallest Man on Earth, also talks about this. If he gets really excited about a new song that he’s working on, he will stop ... See more