Showing posts with label A Writer’s Superpower: The Ability to Time Travel. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 4, 2023

A Writer’s Superpower: The Ability to Time Travel


by Tim Suddeth @TimSuddeth

Have you ever wanted a do-over? You had coffee with a buddy, or your boss called you into his/her office, then an hour later you think, “Wow. Wished I’d said that.”

If only you could get a do-over, or in golfing lingo, a mulligan.

As a writer, you get a chance to use your do-over, or time-travel, on your writing. Thankfully, writing isn’t like speaking when, once you open your mouth, it’s too late to think. Once you say it, it’s out of your hands, uh, mouth.