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Harvey Molotch, "Ten Tips for Writing Something"
Harvey Molotch Ten Tips for Writing Something 1. Put it off until guilt sets in. I write this small essay completely voluntarily but I nonetheless put off doing so. I have found guilt my master angst and with sufficient time it results in a deliverable. For me, there is no substitute for guilt. Ask for short deadlines to minimize the time spent in apprehension. 2. Lose yourself. Quite often, despite all the odds against it, I lose myself in writing. The best is when I lose my whole life in the writing, waking up with it in the morning and dozing on it as I go off to sleep. It is my consciousness friend. 3. Assume you know what you are talking about. Contrary to other feelings, almost all of them inner, I am not foolish. 4. Also be under the illusion you have something to say that has not been said before. Each of us has a unique biography and sees the world in a distinctive way. A supp...