…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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This is normal (for me), too. Will come back to it in a few days and things will be better.
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The “for me” part feels important. There is no one way to write. There is no one reason to write, either.
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I learned to trust my own process over time. It no longer feels scary that 5 minutes before finishing a story still feels like a giant mess.
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Or: Some people need zero internet to write. For me internet-less writing is an exception; I usually look up stuff I am unsure about…
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…or negotiate the landscape with an online dictionary/thesaurus in hand. But that’s a bit later in the process.
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By the way, I don’t like the story right now, but I liked certain moments when writing it. A lot.
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Moments when I felt I came with a beautiful/unique phrase. Moments when I figured something new out while writing.
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Moments when threads or ideas connected with one another in a way I didn’t expect.
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Those moments when language helps you out, or when you help language out, I learned to treasure.
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