Thank you for sharing this venerable process. I found your articles about drafting adadt really inspiring and helpful for my own writing journey. I'm excited to embark on the behind the scenes of this new project!
This really speaks to me on a cellular level, especially the bit about rushing something to get it into production, and therefore forgetting the pleasure of writing itself. I too love spending an hour over a single paragraph, but in the back of my head I'm always thinking that I'm wasting time, that I need to hurry up and get it done so I can send it to my agent and go on sub and get it out into the world. It's such a strange battle to make myself slow down and enjoy the process itself, like I used to.
Also I think it's brilliant to record your progress bit by bit! I have the memory of a goldfish and can never remember that every book is its own experience, and that every book, at the start, comes with its own difficulties. It's probably so helpful to have this record to come back to later!
Thank you for sharing this venerable process. I found your articles about drafting adadt really inspiring and helpful for my own writing journey. I'm excited to embark on the behind the scenes of this new project!
i'm so glad they've been helpful! <3 keep me posted on your progress if you're also drafting this fall!
your brain makes my brain feel better. :) love your posts!
the highest compliment - i appreciate u!! <3
This really speaks to me on a cellular level, especially the bit about rushing something to get it into production, and therefore forgetting the pleasure of writing itself. I too love spending an hour over a single paragraph, but in the back of my head I'm always thinking that I'm wasting time, that I need to hurry up and get it done so I can send it to my agent and go on sub and get it out into the world. It's such a strange battle to make myself slow down and enjoy the process itself, like I used to.
Also I think it's brilliant to record your progress bit by bit! I have the memory of a goldfish and can never remember that every book is its own experience, and that every book, at the start, comes with its own difficulties. It's probably so helpful to have this record to come back to later!
Love love love these posts <3
You’re my favorite author and I really look up to you
Side note: There was a post on November 9 saying we could get a signed copy of WoS from Keplers? Does that still stand and how does it work 🫣