Daily Writing #39: Expression Is Compression
whenever I have a good writing idea, I’m tempted to save it for “later,” for “when I’m ready,” for “the right project”...and then I remember Annie Dillard’s advice:
One of the 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 a... See more
Tom Cox • Home | Substack
It might feel like a waste, but it works: Write more, so you can edit more. Starting with raw thoughts then slicing down your fluff to the core essentials is how you get to genius.
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
Our ideas, too, will disappoint us if we don’t give them the right environment to develop in. They’ll be shallow, derivative, dull, repetitive, or take too long to show up. Or they’ll just not show up at all. We must find the perfect glass jar and lid for them to appear in.
What is that perfect glass jar, though? Our ideas appear primarily in one s... See more
What is that perfect glass jar, though? Our ideas appear primarily in one s... See more
Nat Eliason • The Art of Fermenting Great Ideas
"Rather than try to write every day for two hours, which would kill me, I don't write at all for months and months and months. I probably only write two or three months out of the year. I just save it up."