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Apr
16
2012

"I just finished the first draft of the manuscript-- as in, sent it off to my editor and agent a couple hours ago-- and while it's all still fresh, thought I'd spend a little more time on what I've learned about writing."

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writing non-fiction tips practice advice

  • The single most important thing is, be organized. The reason I was able to write this draft in a year was that I started the process with  a strong, well-organized outline-- an outline that I took very seriously, because it was the basis of my book contract. So that short-circuited all that screwing around you do trying to find the perfect structure. I had one that the publisher liked, and so I was damn well going to stick with it.
  • Another is to seek solitude. Turn on Freedom, or LeechBlock, or whatever. Put on the headphones. Before they exist on paper, good words live in a very quiet space, that you can only really reach in solitude. Of course you need to share your work in writing groups, with editors, and (you hope) a very big public. But in order to have ideas good enough to share, you need to seal yourself from everything but the words.
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Jul
28
2009

Reflections on A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe.

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about(DanielDefoe) non-fiction journalism history

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