“Year by year
Month by month
Day by day
Thought by thought”
– Leonard Cohen, Steer Your Way
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Artists are often asked to state their intention. They sometimes try. But really, this question is the wrong way round. Intention evolves as a result of capacity. You don’t know what you’re doing, till you try to do it. As capacity increases, so does ambition. But when it comes to getting the words on the page, you can only work breath by breath, line by line.”
– Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self
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All writing is created word by word.
The same word can be used for the beginning, middle or end.
I don’t know what I am going to write here, until I start writing it.
Sometimes the words flow and I feel quite happy with the result.
This is when I feel I’ve given my all to the post and do not want to add another word.
Other times it is more laborious.
Today is more of the latter.
I carry on writing because I know I can. Words always appear. They may need to be deleted or rearranged, but they keep on coming.
Today might not be my best work, but I get to try again tomorrow.
There is no danger inherent in bad writing, it’s only words after all.
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