Sara Campbell
And if there’s one thing I know it’s that writing comes out of tension, tension between what’s inside and what’s outside.
from Outline by Rachel Cusk
- People read nonfiction to learn and to feel. My framework for ensuring a blog post accomplishes both is to start with a first draft that focuses on "novel" ideas.
A novel idea is one that's not just new to the reader, but also significant and not easily intuited. Think of it as new and worthwhile . I've identified five categories:- Counter-intuitive —
from What to Write About