I revise incessantly: from first word to last, and then some. Why wait until your finished? You think that it preserves some original creative intent? Maybe so. Never thought about it that way.
w, r - for me it's less about creative intent than it is about actually finishing the book. If I spend time rewriting (which I know I have to do anyway), I won't ever finish.
Kidding, kidding. Here are some of my 'rules' for real:
1. Write something you'd want to read. 2. Have fun with it; write because you want to write it, not because you want to publish it. 3. Don't play your computer's solitaire. (Geez, I always trick myself into "Just one more win...")
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1. Put your butt in the chair every day.
2. Write on a laptop that doesn't connect to the internet.
3. "You are freer than you think." (Foucault)
Nice!
1. Don't.
2. Stop.
3. Writing.
Start. Continue. End.
Location, location, location.
Shit, no wait, that's something else. I'm screwed.
Location, as in how close to someone in publishing power are you?
I like Kate's. They are perfect.
However.
My three are:
1. When you think of it, write it down.
2. When you are not writing, be reading.
3. Never take counsel of your fears.
I vote for Kate's first 2 and would add:
3. Don't rewrite until you're finished.
I revise incessantly: from first word to last, and then some. Why wait until your finished? You think that it preserves some original creative intent? Maybe so. Never thought about it that way.
w, r - for me it's less about creative intent than it is about actually finishing the book. If I spend time rewriting (which I know I have to do anyway), I won't ever finish.
I wish I knew! Kate's advice is gold. Now if only I could disconnect myself from internet and listen...
Write a memoir instead.
Kidding, kidding. Here are some of my 'rules' for real:
1. Write something you'd want to read.
2. Have fun with it; write because you want to write it, not because you want to publish it.
3. Don't play your computer's solitaire. (Geez, I always trick myself into "Just one more win...")
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