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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
Thanks, bpcyclist! I'm aiming for around 70,000 minimum, but I want quality over quantity.
I just free write, in the beginning. I then go back and cut out the excess (sometimes logorrhea). Yup! Then make other content improvements/additions. Again, this type of writing is fairly new to me (the last few years). Prior to that, I mostly wrote articles and marketing pieces. I've always loved storytelling, but mostly oral storytelling. It's a slightly different animal. I like to be animated. and utilize a wide range of vocal expression. More multidimensional. How best to transfer some of that into writing? I'm exploring the existing methods, but feel there is still an established constraint.
Hey, I love to dance! Dance is physical. What's going on in the brain is physical.
I also wish I could be a hummingbird for a day. Such master flyers! Amazing dancers!
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I'm obviously not a professional writer by any means, but I think the way you write now is the best way to write -- that is, free write, then go back to edit. I use that approach whenever I have to write blog articles for my company or write up documentation. I just do a massive brain dump, rearrange things in an "ideal" fashion, then go back to polish the grammar, etc.. It's way easier to organize your thoughts when they're all written out. It's VERY difficult to organize things when half of your thoughts are in your head and the other half are on paper, or so to speak. Sometimes being methodical is inhibitive.