Writing2016

Themes/Qs

• Want to write better
• Want to translate concepts into narratives
• Want to find discipline to write more
• Finding your voice
• Creating drama/hooking the reader
• Support for writing
• Defining your audience

Strategies

• Speak your ideas and record it
• Write without self censoring; cut later
• Embrace the quick, shitty first draft
• "Let me not weasel!"
• "What do I care about?"
• Bubble diagrams/mind mapping

Resources

• 10-minute plays
• George Orwell's essays

Rules for good writing

• Use the active voice
• Delete unnecessary words
• Use the simplest possible words