Good writers don't magically wake up with gorgeous prose in their head so whenever you see a beautiful sentence, know that it's the result of a painstaking editing process

5:25 PM Β· Jan 18, 2021

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Replying to @david_perell
Completely agree
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Replying to @david_perell
That is why I donΒ΄t like writing that is overly beautiful, I want to see a human being
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Replying to @david_perell
facts!! it's so much behind the scenes work that goes grossly underappreciated
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Amit Varma's advice is to write a 200 word diary everyday. It will add up to 73,000 words in a year - quite significant practice. I've been doing it for these first 19 days of the year and I'm enjoying it.
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Replying to @david_perell
And save beautiful sentences to use as inspiration.
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Replying to @david_perell
Sometimes they do. Which I suppose is editing of a different kind.
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Replying to @david_perell
100%. Also, the best way to edit is to find friends like the fine folks at @CompoundWriting.
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Replying to @david_perell
Good writing is 10 dice all showing a 6. You'll NEVER hit it on the first roll. So you have to keep rolling. 🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲
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Replying to @david_perell
β€œI would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.” - Blaise Pascal
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Replying to @david_perell
My painstaking process:
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