move into it
24th March 2017 | for Creatives | intuitive writing & pantsing, creative process, writing, reaching your audience, David Gerrold |
"So after you build it, you have to move into it. You have to look around, listen, taste, touch, smell, and feel what you have created—then report back, so the reader can feel it too."
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