The next scariest moment is realizing you're 90% through a yearlong project, only to discover that the main thesis is unsalvageable in its justification, rendering all your work void and sending you back to the drawing board.
thanks for sharing these. lots of gems! particularly love this one:
"In truth, I’ve found that any day’s routine interruptions and distractions don’t much hurt a work in progress and may actually help it in some ways. It is, after all, the dab of grit that seeps into an oyster’s shell that makes the pearl, not pearl-making seminars with other oysters."
It's a brilliant book, I recommend it to everyone I know who wants to write.
The next scariest moment is realizing you're 90% through a yearlong project, only to discover that the main thesis is unsalvageable in its justification, rendering all your work void and sending you back to the drawing board.
One of the best books about writing ever written. Thanks for reminding me to dig out my copy!
dear matt,
thanks for sharing these. lots of gems! particularly love this one:
"In truth, I’ve found that any day’s routine interruptions and distractions don’t much hurt a work in progress and may actually help it in some ways. It is, after all, the dab of grit that seeps into an oyster’s shell that makes the pearl, not pearl-making seminars with other oysters."
pearl-making seminars!
love
myq