The Alchemy of the Rewrite
The alchemy of the rewrite
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New sources around alchemy:
"Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter" by Brian Cotnoir
The Ezra Klein Show: This Conversation Made Me a Sharper Editor -- talks about the process of creating something from nothing, super relevant to drafting and the experience of the "rewrite" from a visual artist perspective.
The Ezra Klein Show: Best of: George Saunders on Kin
this hurdle I have to jump over each time I write: How can I say this more crisply? When I write (which is really just to say: when I think) it all boils down to one simple, but utterly excruciating question: What am I really trying to say here?