14.1 · Writing & Publishing My Thinking
On Writing
Half memoir, half craft manual, entirely honest. The best book on writing prose, and short enough to finish in a week.
Deepen
Section titled “Deepen”Bird by Bird
Permission to write badly first. The chapter on shitty first drafts is aimed directly at perfectionism, and is arguably the most useful three pages in this domain for me specifically.
Show Your Work
Sharing process rather than only finished results. The antidote to waiting until something is perfect before anyone sees it.
Reference
Section titled “Reference”Steal Like an Artist
One hour. Creative permission, illustrated.
Cross-listed here
Section titled “Cross-listed here”Read once, counts twice. The full entry lives in another cluster.
On Writing Well
Full entry in cluster 4.4.