Don’t fall prey to the belief that it’s magic. It’s just a craft. TED-Ed Blog. (2019). Neal Stephenson’s writing advice for students (and everyone else). [online] Available… Read more “It’s Just A Craft”
Day: October 31, 2019
Writing Is Like Cabinet Making Or Soccer Playing
Sometimes people are led to believe that writing is a kind of fine art, where some mysterious inspiration strikes and magic happens. I think it’s more like… Read more “Writing Is Like Cabinet Making Or Soccer Playing”
Writers Should Be Writing Their Second Book
A classic mistake that I see people making is that they’ll put a lot of effort into writing their first book — and then they’ll stop and… Read more “Writers Should Be Writing Their Second Book”
Find Something Else To Think And Talk About
Most of the brain’s work is done while the brain’s owner is ostensibly thinking about something else, so sometimes you have to deliberately find something else to… Read more “Find Something Else To Think And Talk About”
What’s Hard Is Not Writing
What’s hard, in hacking as in fiction, is not writing, it’s deciding what to write. Goodreads.com. (2019). Neal Stephenson Quotes (Author of Snow Crash). [online] Available at:… Read more “What’s Hard Is Not Writing”