Love when a story starts assembling itself in your head. This one will be about mouse pointers, Charles Babbage, and sense of purpose.
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Wrote a lot of the story on the plane… but still in my head. I don’t like typing too soon; it makes it too easy to commit to one narrative.
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However, I am collecting snippets, turns of phrase, and points I definitely don’t want to forget.pic.twitter.com/OcgOPvr787
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This is the really fun part. I wish it lasted forever. Unfortunately, at some point, one needs to actually start writing.
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I started writing on a flight back to America. Ended up almost done, at about 4,000 words.
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This is one of my least favourite moments: The first sentence. Where all the wonderful phrases that seem so amazing in my head face reality.pic.twitter.com/24NlJmul9R
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Plus, you know, empty page and all that. (Here: Notes. I usually write on Medium – something about its typography ;·) – but I was offline.)
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I keep a list of things to do after I am done, incl. pushing myself to sharpen the language a bit…pic.twitter.com/5n81ZQTzxV
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…plus asking specific kind people for review later (asking a specific person for specific reason with specific questions is the best way).
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I write in a very, very messy way, all over the place, leaving a lot of TK placeholders.pic.twitter.com/8z6UsYe4SY
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I also keep the original list of ideas and phrases below. Bold = yet unused.pic.twitter.com/M8QMXSZ1JF
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It all somehow comes together in the end. But right now, I kind of hate this piece – it feels weird and rambling.
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