'My stories run up and bite me in the leg- I respond by writing down everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea lets go and runs off.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When ideas bite him, he records them, and the act of writing releases the idea.
- In plain terms
- Writing down a troubling idea frees it.
- What can you take from it?
- Capture thoughts in writing to let them go.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ideas do you tend to 'bite' you?
Another view
Not every idea will resolve simply by writing it.
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