I am responsible for helping people write more effectively at work, and so sometimes I get asked "What is your *process* for writing?", and my answer is: "I can answer that, but you likely won't enjoy the answer or operationalize it, and I think it's probably not important."
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The right process for you is a process which gets you to write 250k words this year. It's almost inconceivable to have delta in a process which would make 250k words with Process A less successful than 25k words with Process B, but that level of difference in output is legion.
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"No really, what is your process." I mull a topic in my head for between one day and a few weeks, verbalize half-formed thoughts out loud (disturbing passerby and/or my wife), then one day get coffee, write like a man possessed for 6~12 hours, two editing passes, publish.
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"What, no, that couldn't possibly..." Look, I told you you weren't going to like the answer, but this is descriptively accurate for approximately 90% of my written output between 2k and 25k words, including the pieces with the best business results and which I like best.
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I wrote my first novel. Then I rewrote it. (draft 2). Then I split it in half. Then I rewrote it (draft 3). Then I rewrote it (draft 4). Then I rewrote it (draft 5). Then I rewrote it (draft 6). 1,000,000 words of writing. Novel #1 won "best of year". Novel #2 won same next yr.
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tfw when you've only written 100k and it's only gonna get harder :(
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...but who will be the first old, prolific writer to T Boone Pickens this tweet?
https://mobile.twitter.com/boonepickens/status/207984741260070914?lang=en …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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