@paulinaporizkov I admire your blog posts at HuffPo. They're perceptive, candid, and well-written. How did you learn to write like that?
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Replying to @MathPrinceps
@MathPrinceps Thank you! Very kind of you. And the way I learned to write like that, in my third language, was by reading!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulinaporizkov
@paulinaporizkov It's clear you've read widely, and read many superb things. But what about books on writing? Any of those you like?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MathPrinceps
@MathPrinceps God, yes, I think I've red them all. Stand outs: Stephen King's and Ann Lamott's.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulinaporizkov
@paulinaporizkov I like those, too (especially Lamott's "shitty first drafts" tip.) Have they helped, do you think?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MathPrinceps
@MathPrinceps Absolutely! I tend to reread them when I need inspiration1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulinaporizkov
@paulinaporizkov Are you now writing a work of fiction? I gathered from one of your recent tweets that you've started a new book.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MathPrinceps
@MathPrinceps Biographical this time1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@paulinaporizkov Rather than autobiographical? Interesting. Is your subject known to you personally?
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