Writing isn't Thinking

Jimmy Millerprojectspostsadventtalksgithub Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard. - David McCullough. I can't think of a single more destructive idea for my own writing than the idea that writing is thinking. Well, other than "formal writing" and the five paragraph essay. In many ways, I saw writing as thinking as the antidote to the kind of writing I had been taught in school. And when I set down to write, I could feel its power. I gained new insights. I had more ways in which to bolster my argument. What I produced was abundantly clear. It was well reasoned. It was precise and correct. But it was incredibly annoying to read. It turns out, my thoughts aren't all that fun. What I think about when I'm writing isn't what others want to read. It was only when I realized nobody cares about my thoughts that I finally wrote things people enjoyed. New Thoughts# Half-truths are the most enticing falsehoods. Writing involves a kind of thinking that is…