🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <15928@mindlink.bc.ca> Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan 
Barclay) writes:

> In _my_ arrogant opinion, what a one is better off doing is learning to
> write clearly the first time.  Then you don't have to rewrite half as 
much.
> I believe a writer can learn his tools (words, grammar, etc.) well enough
> to write clearly out of habit.  One time-saving habit is reviewing the
> meaning of each sentence as it is written--then one can rewrite the 
sentence
> on the spot and in context of the thoughts that produced it.  For me 
this is
> such an ingrained habit that it directs my sentences as I write them.

True, but one learns to write clearly by writing a lot.  In my experience, 
if I spend too much time reviewing each sentence as it's written, I lose the
thread of thought.

So I'm firmly in the camp of "splat it down."  Different strokes, I guess.

By the way, I like your analogy to Zen painting.  By writing a lot, the
need to rewrite is diminished and the creation process can be carried
out without worrying about the writing process.
--
Tom Royer