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1) You're trying to write your final polished draft on your first shot. It won't happen. Focus on one goal at a time. First determine your substance. Then organize it. Then write it. Never mind how...
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2019-12-13T12:00:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T06:40:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
1) You're trying to write your final polished draft on your first shot. It won't happen. Focus on one goal at a time. First determine your substance. Then organize it. Then _write it._ Never mind how it sounds. Just get it on paper. Your inner editor is becoming an inner censor. You can fix it later. Give yourself permission to suck. 2) "Clear and coherent" is in the mind of the reader. You can do your best, but there are no guarantees. 3) Are you trying to write prose or poetry? They have different rules. You can fine-tune some phrasing in prose, but it's not about the sprung rhythm of the text. 4) The poetic rendering of the KJV Bible is in opposition to "clear and coherent." You can aim for clear, or you can aim for poetic and lovely, but aiming for both at the same time will just make you shoot yourself in the foot.
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2017-06-21T09:35:16Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 5