#Writing Process

Writing Happens One Word at a Time

Neil Gaiman’s line begins with almost disarming plainness: writing means sitting down and placing one word after another until the work is finished. At first glance, the instruction sounds mechanical, even obvious.

A Single Honest Sentence as Foundation

Dostoevsky’s line treats writing less as decoration and more as construction: if the first brick is true, the structure can rise with integrity. “One honest sentence” suggests a unit small enough to be achievable on any...