[arg_discuss] Topic of the Week Sept. 14: Perspiration or Inspiration?

[Naomi Alderman]

Heh, sorry to have misrepresented. I'm still jealous as hell, though,
especially of the bit below. My subconscious is never, ever, anything
that could be described as reliable. Damn slacker subconscious.

- Naomi


> Once I've got the basic shape of it, though, I much, much prefer giving the

> whole thing a few days of determined inattention. That lets the information

> just sit there, and I think my brain starts making connections while I'm not

> looking. When I can do this, within a couple of days, *ding!* the whole

> thing comes into sharp focus at some point, typically while I'm in the

> process of falling asleep, and I am compelled to go and write it all down

> because it's all so very obvious and exciting. This reliably happens for me,

> provided I've spent that up-front time working out my questions, as above.

> It never takes more than a week, and sometimes much less.

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