This just now I happened to grab out now from a nearby old notebook.....
(p.s. so damn many of those are already gone due to some extra-efficient housecleaning)
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When I re-write over and over, I get tired, and my words can get tired too. Sometimes the original is the freshest. Sometimes, after much re-writing, I may cross it all out and sum it up in different words. This is how to get at the idea in a fresh stream, not a stagnant river, anywhere. not moving.
This is how to approach things I can't finish: read it, and then start over. If I have allowed it to sit a long time, then my ideas should be clearer than when I started. Using the old, hack-ed up part for an outline, I create something fresh.
(p.s. so damn many of those are already gone due to some extra-efficient housecleaning)
.....
When I re-write over and over, I get tired, and my words can get tired too. Sometimes the original is the freshest. Sometimes, after much re-writing, I may cross it all out and sum it up in different words. This is how to get at the idea in a fresh stream, not a stagnant river, anywhere. not moving.
This is how to approach things I can't finish: read it, and then start over. If I have allowed it to sit a long time, then my ideas should be clearer than when I started. Using the old, hack-ed up part for an outline, I create something fresh.
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