Everywhere, advice on how to write faster. A novel in four months, a blog post a day, Substack longform in an hour.
Write quicker. Publish more. Optimise. Optimise. Optimise.
This essay argues for something else.
Speed doesn’t just change how we write, it changes what can be written at all.
https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/the-writing-factory
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Book #Books #Scotland #UK #Publishing #Craft
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