he makes this all so interesting.
besides the structure issues, the two main points that i think carry over to other creative processes are knowing when to throw something out and the positive aspect of knowing that what you are doing is not as good as what you could be doing. and that it takes time.
"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile."
he makes this all so interesting.
besides the structure issues, the two main points that i think carry over to other creative processes are knowing when to throw something out and the positive aspect of knowing that what you are doing is not as good as what you could be doing. and that it takes time.