“The biggest challenge in the research process is to let go, to stop, to say enough, and then to reduce all of that beloved labor down to a few succinct paragraphs that shape the background to your narrative. I love research - that's all the fun, especially in the field. To write, however, is to suffer, and my pieces usually come in thousands of words over the assigned length. That's a serious flaw in my writing process - shaping and disciplining the footlockers of material one has so happily gathered.” WritingEnoughSufferingFunProcessChallengesPiecesFieldsSeriousMaterialsShapesLetting GoResearchLaborBackgroundsNarrativeBelovedLengthFlawsWriting ProcessParagraph Author:Bob Shacochis
“Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if that's your strategy.” IfsWritingJoyProcessSoundDiscoveryStrategyBoringNarrativeDiscoveringOutlines Author:Bob Shacochis
