Inspired by the quote from yesterday’s post—that “the essence of writing is re-writing”—I’ve been experimenting with jotting first drafts of my posts on paper.
A blank page is a permissionless space. Its freedom from constraints allows us to explore ideas we’d shy away from if the publish button was a click away.
Once the first draft is down on paper, we can let our subconscious do the work. We continue with our day, but our minds are turning over the words, its form, and its meaning, without us knowing.
When we revisit them, we’re afforded a clarity that doesn’t come in the first writing session.
The respect we pay to our first draft is paid back with interest when we sit down to do the re-write.