He didn't invent most of the words he used. It would seem to me that most writing consists of two parts: 1.) choosing words from an existing register and 2.)

He didn't invent most of the words he used. It would seem to me that most writing consists of two parts: 1.) choosing words from an existing register and 2.) putting them in order. But feel free to theorize that authors can only apply connotations to words that they invent.