Truly think about that essay weekly. Also an interview I heard with Jia when I was writing my proposal totally changed my approach -- similar to the quote you pulled here, about not going for a conclusion, just thinking of each chapter as everything she wanted to say or think about in a subject and then was done. It was the single most useful tip for writing my chapters (and giving myself legit permission). Thank you for this BEAUTIFUL writing. And the effort/flow dance -- SO there with you.
Oh wow, yes! I love that. Trick Mirror in general feels like one big interdisciplinary permission slip to go down whatever rabbit holes I find interesting, so I can see how that would be totally freeing in the proposal process (my next Big Scary Project lol!) Thank you so much for reading.
“This is what we writers do. We bring our books and pens and slips of paper into the bath and sit naked in front of the page, capturing the movement of our own thoughts.” Perfectly captured 🛁
One of my fave quotes on writing ever is the Ernest Hemingway one: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” The imagery and contrast to the bath is striking. Thank you for this glimpse into how you think 🤍
Truly think about that essay weekly. Also an interview I heard with Jia when I was writing my proposal totally changed my approach -- similar to the quote you pulled here, about not going for a conclusion, just thinking of each chapter as everything she wanted to say or think about in a subject and then was done. It was the single most useful tip for writing my chapters (and giving myself legit permission). Thank you for this BEAUTIFUL writing. And the effort/flow dance -- SO there with you.
Oh wow, yes! I love that. Trick Mirror in general feels like one big interdisciplinary permission slip to go down whatever rabbit holes I find interesting, so I can see how that would be totally freeing in the proposal process (my next Big Scary Project lol!) Thank you so much for reading.
“This is what we writers do. We bring our books and pens and slips of paper into the bath and sit naked in front of the page, capturing the movement of our own thoughts.” Perfectly captured 🛁
One of my fave quotes on writing ever is the Ernest Hemingway one: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” The imagery and contrast to the bath is striking. Thank you for this glimpse into how you think 🤍