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𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙕𝙀𝙉's avatar

You scare the sh** out me. This is top stuff. Too close for comfort. I'm moving to Montana.

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Doug Mitchell's avatar

As requested, I've just given this piece a second pass. My immediate thoughts :

1) Like myself in days of yore, it appears you've either been effectively trained in the taxonomy of "corporate" wordplay -- the "art of the press release", perception management, et al. -- or possess first-rate mimicry skills of the auto-didactic variety. As my own narrative includes both, color me truly curious whether your skills are entirely organic or honed by the practical necessity of the invoice.

2) Footnote #2 : I strongly suspect "one third" will be off by at least an order of magnitude.

3) You really should consider investing additional energy in this direction, in whatever form or works best to motivate your muse. It's worth mentioning that I managed a writing staff or two in a previous life, before successfully enacting my Joycean withdrawal strategy back in '02 (silence, exile, cunning) and bugging out to the wife's ancestral farm. Formally trained or not, you have the knack.

4) More please, but only as the muse provides. Don't force it. The results will likely only frustrate the part of you capable of envisioning this and the most recent post.

5) If I was to offer a single piece of advice and/or encouragement to a genuine writer such as yourself, the most practical is surely to "write first and edit later".

6) When inspiration arrives, consciously give the keys to the 'right' brain. Once the flow subsides, take a break. Minutes, hours, or days later when you're in the right mental AND physical space (a crucial detail), hand the keys to the 'left' brain. Shape, form and color -- and entirely new perspectives -- often emerge quite organically at this stage.

7) Lather, rinse and repeat until you're satisfied.

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