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Does "pushing words around" ever involve reading drafts aloud? I find it helpful for improving flow and reducing sentence length, but not very time efficient
We use the same method! Big topics in folders, and inside of each one several Word docs with subtopics, full with notes, quotes, links, etc. (many with your name on it, by the way), that then it is a matter to connect smoothly into a meaningful story.
As a think tanker myself who wants to write more (I too have been creative writing since I was a wee one), I really appreciate you sharing this. Already a paid subscriber. 😇
Does "pushing words around" ever involve reading drafts aloud? I find it helpful for improving flow and reducing sentence length, but not very time efficient
I’ve never really tried reading out loud--the way I write speech versus the way I write prose is too different, but whatever works!
We use the same method! Big topics in folders, and inside of each one several Word docs with subtopics, full with notes, quotes, links, etc. (many with your name on it, by the way), that then it is a matter to connect smoothly into a meaningful story.
Glad to hear it! Yes, how do we assemble these varied masses of words into something meaningful? That’s the challenge at a certain level
As a think tanker myself who wants to write more (I too have been creative writing since I was a wee one), I really appreciate you sharing this. Already a paid subscriber. 😇
Yes! 👊🏽. Appreciate you!