Friday, 7.15pm
Sheffield, U.K.
You can’t run a marathon without running a marathon. – Chris Sale
I’ve been writing on this blog for 8 years. I have a process. Bash out a draft, spell check, and hit publish. It’s good enough so get it out there.
I think that’s been the right strategy so far. When you’re starting it’s important to focus on producing work – to build the habits that help you create. Quantity over quality.
Over the years I’ve tried different approaches. Short sentences. Long sentences. Academic paragraphs. Lightweight paragraphs. Experimenting with writing styles and structures. I’ve tried projects – book projects, book summary projects, social media projects.
In the process it’s helped me find my voice and develop a writing style that works for me.
But now it’s time to get better. To improve my writing – and that comes from editing and rewriting. This time I’m not writing for myself, but for a reader who is giving me their time. I have to deliver value in return.
So that’s the plan as I head into the final stretch of my million-word writing goal. There are less than 20,000 words to go. I’m going to try and make them good ones.
Cheers,
Karthik
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