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boredom is useful to a writer. a lot of my favorite writers have mentioned writing all first drafts with pen and paper. what happens in your brain when you're w
by rojobuffalo 4y ago
boredom is useful to a writer. a lot of my favorite writers have mentioned writing all first drafts with pen and paper. what happens in your brain when you're writing is important, even when it feels boring, slow, or repetitive. who has a better sense of where my attention should be, me or a tool? imo better writing is the product of practice, reading, and better thinking.
all of that to say, if you have a pre-publishing step where you need to check spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, etc. a linter might fit in at that step. but i really don't think a tool is better than your own reading or giving it to an editor you trust.
- Jolter 4y agoNice post contents, but is your shift key broken or something?
- giraffe_lady 4y agoyou volunteering to do our mechanical editing now?
- BeFlatXIII 4y agoIn addition to the false positives, automated linters pick up on the little errors that blow right past manual review. It's no substitute for human editing for content, but it is better for nitpicking and cleanup.