When I began writing seriously, I was surprised by the difficulty I had in writing the truth. I don't mean I was dishonest. I mean sentences & paragraphs are weirdly squirrelly things. They rarely say quite what I believe. Sometimes that remains the case even after 20 revisions!
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Reminded of all this by this passage from "Dune". Which is a little scary, as well, as a reminder of the connection between sincerity and charisma. When someone speaks powerful truths, with utmost sincerity, it's difficult to remain neutral.pic.twitter.com/WvpG4i6v1O
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I was only recently able to understand this. I have spent far too long trying to engineer things -- trying to build the facade without first taking a breath and finding that one artless truth that could sit at the heart of a thing. Thank you for posting this.
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Beautifully put: "that one artless truth that could sit at the heart of a thing".
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Couldn’t agree more w/ this thread. It was transforming to solely concentrate on the ‘what’ and leave the ‘how’ for later. I find it powerful to ask myself “what do you really want to say?” and respond bluntly without artifice. Usually I get a good seed to build from
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O, know, sweet love, I always write of you, And you and love are still my argument; So all my best is dressing old words new, Spending again what is already spent: For as the sun is daily new and old, So is my love still telling what is told. Sonnet 76
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