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I wrote a tweet thread on building a writing habit: https://twitter.com/nemild/status/1113441095323492352 https://twitter.com/nemild/status/1113441095323492352
by nemild 7y ago
I wrote a tweet thread on building a writing habit:
https://twitter.com/nemild/status/1113441095323492352 https://twitter.com/nemild/status/1113441095323492352
Consistency and having social pressure were critical for me.
Also, check out Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (book)
- jamesjyu 7y agoGood stuff! I agree with everything in that thread. I think a lot about the comparisons to coding, because both writing and coding are acts of thinking. When we started Parse, for example, we hired folks who were naturally inclined to write. This gave us a huge advantage when it came time to communicate how the platform worked to a wide audience.
- wintercarver 7y agoGreat thread, thanks for sharing. I've found a lot of what you said to ring absolutely true in my own experience (only recently started publicly sharing content). I also love writing on a typewriter, it's such a great tool for focusing on moving forward as opposed to obsessive, premature editing. Do you have any thoughts on finding/developing your writing community?
- jamesjyu 7y agoUsually workshops are a good place to find folks at your level, and those that go are usually eager to connect, and maybe even start a critique group if that is what you want. You can also try larger cons that are aimed at your vertical, but I’ve found that workshops attract people who are more actively engaged in improving their craft. Those are the folks you want to mingle with.
- wintercarver 7y agoThanks for the suggestion! I currently live in Tokyo, which is big enough I _should_ be able to find some writing communities, but it might be a bit challenging.