Writing is rewriting. Here's me writing the essay "Startups in 13 Sentences." Characters in yellow will ultimately be deleted. Notice how few characters I type make it into the final version. http://byronm.com/13sentences.html …
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I wrote this essay using the product of a now-defunct startup we funded. It's interesting to see an essay being written, but I didn't want to write any more using it, because it made me too self-conscious.
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Most things I write, I rewrite even more than this. This was a fast, straightforward essay, because it was about ideas I already understood very well.
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This is really awesome and makes me feel better about my own struggles with writing. Thanks for sharing, Paul.
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Seconded, this is a pretty powerful reassurance about writing in general, and helps me see that it’s not just a “me thing"
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Is that why the startup failed in your opinion? Was this the main use case?
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If this was Etherpad it definitely didn't fail. That thing blew me away and I'm sure left quite a dent for many people.
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this is really cool & humanizing to watch -- thank you for sharing
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Is the tool open-sourced?
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Looks like a great tool. Could be a great teaching tool. Imagine seeing the journey of an article or book. This makes me feel better that all the rewriting I do is not because of complete lack of skill
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I get it. But with over sharing becoming the norm will future generations get our insecurity?
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