How was I ever able to organise my thoughts without ‘atomising’ them—breaking them down into smaller and smaller discrete notes—and then linking them together?
Writing tagged: ‘on writing’
New facts emerge
On the unavoidably provisional nature of essay collections.
An arc of sorts
On the emergence of unplanned themes.
When notes begin talking to each other
Out of nowhere, I suddenly found myself with an interesting new idea…
Book review: ‘Steal Like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon
10 things nobody told you about being creative.
Making notes about my own book
In which going through a lot of faff yields benefits.
Book review: ‘Suppose a Sentence’ by Brian Dillon
Essays on single sentences.
Book review: ‘Essayism’ by Brian Dillon
A celebration of the essay.
Nerdy in the extreme
In which I am extremely excited about a powerful (and free) new app.
Book review: ‘Keep Going’ by Austin Kleon
Ten ways to stay creative in good times and bad.