Writers make split-second structural decisions during the haste of composition

Evidence

In the haste of writing, carried along by the current of your own story, you make, I find, split-second decisions of huge consequence. Then when the whole thing has come together, you chew your metaphorical pencil over tiny points. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1095

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Collaborative thought is qualitatively different from individual writing and critical-dialogical engagement deepens understanding — Collective Writing: The Continuous Struggle for Meaning-Making; Every decision permanently shapes the context of later decisions — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 567; Diaries can expose the complexities of a writer’s creative process. — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 435 (+9 more)