70: quick thoughts & notes on the writing life
On the slowness of the big projects & playing God.
You could say paying close attention to tiny things is one of the skills a writer must hone. Sharpening the eye is an exercise one must embrace with patience and slowness. Pretty much the opposite of how I usually take on any assignment, frantically and anxiously. Writing on post-its, laying them all over my desk, standing up, and walking in circles mum…